Lockheed U-2 Flight - 70.000ft (2 Seat TU-2 Trainer)

"Surely the most amazing and humbling views to be seen by any human on a regular basis. The view from a U-2 cruising at 70,000ft as the sky above turns black and the curvature of the Earth is visible.

Despite first flying over 50 years ago, the U-2 continues to serve in the USAF, having outlasted its Mach 3 replacement, the SR-71 (also from Lockheed)."

Speed and Angels

From dogfights in the Nevada desert, to night landings on aircraft carriers in the Atlantic what begins as a story of realizing a childhood dream turns into a story of fighting for one's life....

BBC NEWS | UK | US shows off new Raptor jet

BBC NEWS | UK | US shows off new Raptor jet

"The US Air Force has showcased its new F-22 Raptor fighter jet at the Fairford air show.

Raptor pilot Captain Mike Trujillo talks to Daniel Boettcher about the plane...."

BBC NEWS | UK | US shows off new Raptor jet

BBC NEWS | UK | Red Arrows in RAF flypast

BBC NEWS | UK | Red Arrows in RAF flypast

"The RAF has marked its 90th anniversary with a flypast of nearly 90 aircraft in front of the Queen.

The Red Arrows also took part in the display...."

BBC NEWS | UK | Red Arrows in RAF flypast

BBC NEWS | UK | Queen marks RAF anniversary

BBC NEWS | UK | Queen marks RAF anniversary

"The Queen is attending the Royal Air Force's largest ceremony for more than 30 years...."

BBC NEWS | UK | Queen marks RAF anniversary

Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag

Red Flag (USAF) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

FIGHTER PILOT: OPERATION RED FLAG

Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag (2004)

Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"At Red Flag, the international training exercise for air forces of allied countries, many of the world's best pilots meet for the most challenging flying of their careers...."

OODA Loop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

OODA Loop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"....The OODA Loop is a concept originated by military strategist Col. John Boyd of the United States Air Force. Its main outline consists of four overlapping and interacting processes: Observe, Orient, Decide and Act.

The accompanying diagram shows a decision cycle known as the Boyd cycle, or the OODA loop. It has become an important concept in both business and military strategy. According to John Boyd, decision-making occurs in a cycle of observe-orient-decide-act. An entity (either an individual or an organization) that can process this cycle quickly, observing and reacting to unfolding events more rapidly than an opponent, can thereby "get inside" the opponent's decision cycle and gain a military or business advantage.

John Boyd developed the concept to explain how to direct one's energies to defeat an enemy and survive. Boyd emphasized that "the loop" is actually a set of interacting loops that are to be kept in continuous operation during combat. He also indicated that the phase of the battle has an important bearing on the ideal allocation of one's energies.

Boyd’s diagram shows that all decisions are based on observations of the evolving situation tempered with implicit filtering of the problem being addressed. These observations are the raw information on which decisions and actions are based...."

OODA Loop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Big Dogfights for Tiny Avatars! - Royal Caledon Air Force

Big Dogfights for Tiny Avatars! - Royal Caledon Air Force

Officers of the Royal Caledon Air Force are planning 3 dogfighting sessions within two days of aerial combat fun during the first weekend of May 2008.

All participants will meet at the Connolly Aerodrome in Caledon Penzance at 10:00 AM SL time on Saturday May 3rd or Sunday May 4th (or both days if you prefer) for what may be the biggest air battle ever fought by tiny avatars!

We have also added a 12:00 AM (00:00) SLT Midnight Tiny Dogfight for the wee hours of Sunday morning. That's 3 aerial battles in the same weekend!

All you need is a tiny plane with the Terra Combat System (TCS) and a tiny avatar. A tiny dog avatar would be perfect, but if you have your heart set on another, we'll be glad to see you in another tiny incarnation.

Everyone is welcome. You do not need to be a Caledon resident or pilot with the Royal Caledon Air Force. All we ask is that you join the RCAF group during the time of the event itself to facilitate communication in group chat during the events and use a tiny avatar and tiny plane during the dogfights. Tiny planes will be provided by RCAF Marshal Zoe Connolly. The Tiny Avatar you use is up to you. Once we start, air battles usually last 30 to 40 minutes.

Fair Skies!

Zoe Connolly
RCAF
Caledon Penzance

Big Dogfights for Tiny Avatars! - Royal Caledon Air Force

DOGFIGHTS, P-38 Lightning VS ME 109

AUGUST 1943, 2 P-38 Lightnings attack a heavy formation of ME109s over Germany.

Dogfights: Last Gunfighter : Dick Schaffert

Giora Epstein

"....Clip from History Channel's Dogfight series on desert aces. This episode first aired on August 10, 2007. Giora Epstein participates in his first dogfight after only three prior combat missions, marking the beginning of his successful career.

Giora Epstein is the world's leading ace with seventeen kills, 12 of which were achieved in the Yom Kippur war, 9 of which were in 48 hours...."

Dogfight Weekend over the Firth of Caledon! - Royal Caledon Air Force

Dogfight Weekend over the Firth of Caledon! - Royal Caledon Air Force

Our dogfighting air battle will take place on Saturday March 22nd, but not on Easter Sunday the 23rd. Our regular scheduled air battles will resume for both Saturday and Sunday on the following weekend. March 29th and 30th.

Dogfight Weekend over the Firth of Caledon! - Royal Caledon Air Force

Mishi Rossini wrote a first draft for RCAF Air Racing Rules

FIRST DRAFT FOR RCAF AIR RACE RULES - Royal Caledon Air Force

"....FIRST DRAFT FOR RCAF AIR RACE RULES

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Each pilot will take off from the runway at the Connolly Aerodrome in Caledon Penzance. Then they must fly through each of the checkpoints around Caledon, then land back at the Aerodrome, where the clock will be stopped.

As the event is hosted by the RCAF, the force's rules apply to the time period of aircraft. Basically: post-WWI is too late. Steampunk is fine!

Racers may not participate in a vehicle consisting of more than 30 prims (eg: multimove airships). Though multimove vehicles would be very unlikely to win anyway!...."

FIRST DRAFT FOR RCAF AIR RACE RULES - Royal Caledon Air Force

The Prop Spinner's Pub in SteamSkyCity

PropSpinnersPub4
Originally uploaded by Zoe Connolly

The Prop Spinner's Pub is a Royal Caledon Air Force themed venue located in Caledon SteamSkyCity and owned by Group Captain Thadicus Caligari.

I must say I had a great time dancing and meeting some new faces, too. It's also nice to see an older Caledon sim get a little more life again.

The Rusty Prop

The Rusty Prop is a new unofficial haunt of the Royal Caledon Air Force located on Aether Isle in Caledon SteamSkyCity. The new pub is owned by pilot Mishi Rossini.

Flickr: Royal Caledon Air Force (RCAF)

Royal Caledon Air Force - Caledon Wiki

Royal Caledon Air Force







Flickr: Royal Caledon Air Force (RCAF)

From RCAF Labs

Miss Kara Wind and Miss SimplyAmy Iwish of the Royal Caledon Air Force Research and Development Team are most diligent in the laboratory. The following photographs of the RCAF Ironclad Land Ship illustrate the fruits of their labours.

Rotary Steam Pack Test

RCAF Test Flight of the Rotary Steam Pack from the Edison Corporation

WeGame.com - Gaming Videos

Dogfight Weekend over the Firth of Caledon!

Another Dogfight Weekend on March 1st and 2nd starting at 9:00 AM SL time for both days (which I like to call SLaterday and SLunday)

Meet at the Connolly Aerodrome in Caledon Penzance for a pilot roll-call and briefing.

Something new this weekend!

Flying Machines on SLaterday!

Jetpacks on SLunday! For participation in Jetpack SLunday you will need a TCS gun such as the RCAF Carbine (and a smashing Jetpack!)


Royal Caledon Air Force - Caledon Wiki

Royal Caledon Air Force (Forum and Social Network)

New from RCAF Research and Development

RCAF R & D continues...

Miss Kara Wind shows me the latest in land-mobility for large scale deployments. Our new land-mobile Ironclad!




Here is one of our new rifles developed by Miss Carricre Wind and augmented by Miss Kara Wind.

Work is nearly complete on all these projects. Field testing of the new devices will soon follow and take place at Connolly Aerodrome, Connolly Air Station, and the Connolly Park Skyplatform

Dogfight Weekend

Each Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 - 10:00 SLT - Royal Caledon Air Force officers engage in Dogfight exercises over the Firth of Caledon. We meet at the Connolly Aerodrome for a briefing and then rendezvous over Middlesea.

contact: Zoe Connolly

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Penzance/114/45/40

Here are a few photographs from the action on Sunday 24 February...