Posted on 10/07/2001 7:50:40 PM PDT by lormand
This series is dedicated to the Men and Women who serve in the US armed services, past, present and future.
Pictures To Make You Feel Warm And Fuzzy: Part I
Pictures To Make You Feel Warm And Fuzzy: Part II
Pictures To Make You Feel Warm And Fuzzy: Part III
General Characteristics
Primary function: Multi-role heavy bomber.
Prime Contractor: Northrop Grumman Corp.
Contractor Team: Boeing Military Airplanes Co., General Electric Aircraft Engine Group and Hughes Training Inc., Link Division
Power Plant: Four General Electric F-118-GE-100 engines
Thrust: 17,300 pounds each engine
Length: 69 feet (20.9 meters)
Height: 17 feet (5.1 meters)
Wingspan: 172 feet (52.12 meters)
Speed: High subsonic
Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,152 meters)
Takeoff Weight (Typical): 336,500 pounds (152,635 kilograms)
Range: Intercontinental, unrefueled
Armament: Conventional or nuclear weapons
Payload: 40,000 pounds (18,144 kilograms)
Crew: Two pilots
Unit cost: Approximately $1.3 billion
Date Deployed: December 1993
Inventory: Active force: 21 (1 test); ANG: 0; Reserve: 0
At sea with USS Philippine Sea, Oct. 7, 2001 — A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) for a strike against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and Taliban military installations in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001. The carefully-targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a base for terrorist operations and to attack the military capability of the Taliban regime. USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) is part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Master Chief Photographer's Mate Terry Cosgrove. [011007-N-1523C-001] Oct. 7, 2001
*BOOM* *BOOM*
Climbing high into the sun;
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM**KA-BOOM*
Here they come zooming to meet our thunder, At'em boys, giv'er the gun!
*BOOM* *BOOM**KA-BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
Down we dive spouting our flames from under, Off with one hell-uv-a roar!
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
We live in fame or go down in flame, Nothing'll stop the US Air Force!
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM**KA-BOOM*
(In part, from the US Air Force Anthem.)
This anthem, along with accompanying sound effects (large amounts of air deployed ordance exploding on target) always wafts through my mind when viewing these threads....
*grin*
-Snerdley
"Never start a fight, but by God, ALWAYS FINISH IT!"
-Captn John Sheridan
Earth Space Station Babylon 5
If you have room on your ping list - could I possibly be added? Thank you and many thanks for these threads.
Lookin' forward to pinging you soon on Part V.
Got two 20 year old son's in the military and although I want them to stay safe, I am very very proud of them and there is no better cause right now for us to unite behind and they both agree.
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