Atlantic Ave. (amykane.typepad.com):
… during his recent worldwide apology tour. "Sorry we're the best. We promise not to be anymore." Or maybe he did and I missed it. I can't keep the guy on my radar; he's gone supersonic. Back in March, this excellent article was published inThe Atlantic: The Last Ace, by Mark Bowden. American air superiority has been so complete for so long that we take it for granted. For more than half a century, we’ve made only rare use of the aerial-combat skills of a man like Cesar Rodriguez, who retired two years ago …

Facing Up blogs (www.facingup.org):
… ng say this may prove to be a watershed in thinking about military spending, and say this opens the door to a hard-headed look at what we really need for national defense and what we don't. Supporters of the Raptor say this is shortsighted, and someday we might regretlosing our technological edge in airpower. Not to mention the risk of losing defense jobs. What this also shows, however, is how hard it is to make any cuts in the federal budget. Again, we're talking about seven planes. And while the Senate voted decisively to eliminate those aircraft, …

Paul's Thing (pwoodford.net):
… 160; I think, just as with the F-15 and F-16, we will find ourselves in need of the F-22’s capablities at some point... but we have enough of them to accomplish any for-now conceivable air superiority mission, and shouldn’t build more. Update (7/22/09):Click hereto read an outstanding article on the F-15 and F-22. …

Young Research & Publishing Inc. (www.youngresearch.com):
… will be watching to see how our government votes the Department of Defense budget later this year hoping the F-22 program ends. See Interviews conducted by Mark Bowden Watch the F-22 demonstration at the Rhode Island National Guard Air ShowSee Mark Bowden’s Article in The AtlanticEdward J. Smith (E.J.) is Managing Director of Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. an investment advisory firm managing portfolios for investors with over $1,000,000 in investable assets. …

Young Research & Publishing Inc. (www.youngresearch.com):
… watching to see how our government votes the Department of Defense budget later this year hoping the F-22 program ends.   See Interviews conducted by Mark Bowden Watch the F-22 demonstration at the Rhode Island National Guard Air ShowSee Mark Bowden’s Article in The AtlanticEdward J. Smith (E.J.) is Managing Director of Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. an investment advisory firm managing portfolios for investors with over $1,000,000 in investable assets.   …

The Inside Agenda (www.tvo.org):
…   Back in March, The Atlantic Monthly 's National Correspondent Mark Bowden wrote a fascinating article for the magazine, entitled"The Last Ace."  For more than 50 years, the American military has ruled the skies. So much so that Bowden argues America has taken it for granted. The F-15, the revolutionary fighter jet that gave American its advantage, is no longer the force it used to be. The rest of the world - …

TYWKIWDBI (tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com):
… vision. All of the young pilots had been selected for their perfect eyesight, but even more important was how broadly they could see, how wide a horizon they commanded, and how quickly they could focus in on the faintest off-center visual cue.They competed to locate stars in daylight. Sakai wrote: "Gradually, and with much more practice, we became quite adept at our star-hunting. Then we went further. When we had sighted and fixed the position of a particular star, we jerked our eyes away ninety degrees, and snapped back again to …

Michael Williams – Master of None (www.mwilliams.info):
… Cesar Rodriguez was the closest thing the USAF had to amodern air combat ace: Over Cesar Rodriguez’s desk hangs a macabre souvenir of his decades as a fighter pilot. It is a large framed picture, a panoramic cockpit view of open sky and desert. A small F‑15 Eagle is visible in the distance, but larger and more …

Airplane Geeks Podcast (www.airplanegeeks.com):
… of PBN Top Nine Outrageous Airline Fees and Extreme Flying Charges Trapped on a Plane? Court Says Deal With It Gates Proposes Ending Lockheed F-22, Expediting F-35 Don’t Kid Yourself — The F-22 LivesThe Last AceMax’s pick of the week is Manchester Airport’s Guide to Traveling with Autism. The Airplane Geeks are now on Twitter! You can follow us @AirplaneGeeks. Make sure to sign up for our new newsletter, “Airplane Geeks Week in Aviation.&#8 …

Amused Cynic (www.amusedcynic.com):
… of dollars around as if they were easy to come by is going to halt production of the F-22 fighter at a level of about half of what the Air Force says it will need to maintain the level of air superiority it has enjoyed up to now with the F-15. ReadMark Bowden’s (author of Blackhawk Down excellent article (”The Last Ace”) about what this will mean in the real lives of our soldiers facing threats from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China (it’s a heck of a good read). And then remember …

Randomly Speaking (randomlyspeaking.wordpress.com):
… the fighter jet.  The last set of F-22’s won’t be complete until 2011.  Expect some hopping-mad congressmen to raise hell about this during the forthcoming budget debates. Talk about timing.  Take a look at last month’sAtlantic storyon the uncertain future of America’s air dominance. more about “ untitled “, posted with vodpod …

everyday observations of regular people (jratlee.com):
… For the flight home, I watched John Mayer, listened to a Smart Playlist and read the latest issues of Wired and The Atlantic.  I don’t read The Atlantic much but I’m a big fan now.  A convert, if you will.  These were some greatarticles. I’m not sure how, or why, but all of the open space made me anxious.  In the car ride back from Fort Worth, I couldn’t explain it.  Usually, I’m yearning to leave the proximity of other people but something was nagging me. …

TangleBones (tanglebones.com):
… that it is taken for granted. The ability of the United States to own the skies over any battlefield has transformed the way we fight. The last American soldier killed on the ground by an enemy air attack died in Korea, on April 15, 1953.” -The Last Ace - The Atlantic// March 18th, 2009 // Import Next Entry // Previous Entry …

The Weekly Standard (www.weeklystandard.com):
… not clear where the drone was or what it was up to, and it's not clear whether it was the Air Force or Navy that shot it down -- but sort of a milestone nonetheless. Also a good opportunity to link the fantastic Mark Bowden piece on the F-22, which isa must read if you haven't already. …

Newshoggers.com (www.newshoggers.com):
… By Steve Hynd My good friend Russ Wellen brought my attention to a piece by Mark "Blackhawk Down" Bowden for The Atlantic in which Bowden pens a pean of praise for fighter pilots in order toboost for aquisition of the F-22 fighter aircraft. His thesis, simply, is that "If the cost of air supremacy is not paid in dollars, it may be paid in blood." He argues that rising global threats (he cites China and Russia) and foreign gains in fighter technology absolutely demand that F-22s, …

Newshoggers.com (www.newshoggers.com):
… boost for aquisition of the F-22 fighter aircraft …

paulmurray.net (www.paulmurray.net):
… most successful fighter jet. In combat, its kill ratio over more than 30 years is 107 to zero. Zero. In three decades of flying, no F-15 has ever been shot down by an enemy plane—and that includes F-15s flown by air forces other than America’s." (The Atlantic) "The general expectation in sports is that performance improves over time. Future athletes will surely be faster, throw farther, jump higher. But free-throw shooting represents a stubbornly peculiar athletic endeavor. As a group, players have not …

James Fallows (jamesfallows.theatlantic.com):
… A few days ago I said that I greatly enjoyed my colleague Mark Bowden'sarticleabout fighter aces but disagreed with his implication that the F-22 was the way to go for the Air Force or the country. I have heard from many readers since then -- a few supporting the F-22, most against it. I'll start here with one representative …

TAPPED (www.prospect.org):
… Discussions of air superiority in both military and civilian circles too often concentrate of fighter technology. There are reasons for this: Jet fighters are really cool, as are the men who fly them. Mark Bowdenallowed this coolnessto overtake any good sense in evaluating the F-22, to disastrous effect. However, air superiority is determined by much more than the quality of fighter aircraft. David Axe provides a useful corrective …

TAPPED (www.prospect.org):
… Discussions of air superiority in both military and civilian circles too often concentrate of fighter technology. There are reasons for this: Jet fighters are really cool, as are the men who fly them. Mark Bowdenallowed this coolnessto overtake any good sense in evaluating the F-22, to disastrous effect. However, air superiority is determined by much more than the quality of fighter aircraft. David Axe provides a useful corrective to aircraft centric discussions: Consider all the aspects of ai …