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...largest crafts of its type in the world, at the Iwakuni Air Base in western Japan. My co-pilot and instructor - an officer in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) - guided me as I lifted the copter off the ground and pointed it toward the virtual Akinada Sea. A little spin over the water, no problem, and then my instructor asked me to turn around for home. I pulled left on the stick, and pulled, and pulled. The next thing I knew I was staring up at the pixilated ground of Iwakuni that was probably supposed to be below...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Off With the Japanese Navy | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

...largest craft of its type in the world, at the Iwakuni Air Base in western Japan. My co-pilot and instructor-an officer in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF)-guided me as I lifted the copter off the ground and pointed it toward the Akinada Sea. A little spin over the water, no problem, and then my instructor asked me to turn around for home. I pulled left on the stick, and pulled, and pulled. The next thing I knew, I was staring up at the pixelated ground of Iwakuni that was probably supposed to be below...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Stealthy Military | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

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