Penn State report card for Alabama: Lions' plate full of Ds

DEFENSE: B.

Effort was the whole game with DT Devon Still (7 stops, TFL) lead the way.... 'Bama tuberculosis Trent Richardson had to work for his yards (111), but the Tide still a lot riders after initial contact. ... EDs Jack Crawford and Eric Latimore (four passes defensed) working on short passes. ... Bottom line, though: sales of zero and a couple players (Crawford, FS Nick Sukay) had opportunities early. ... FWIW: nickel package unveiled PSU - OC D'Anton Lynn, Chaz Powell and Stephon Morris and safety Drew Astorino and Sukay. vulnerable to cross roads below, 'Bama took advantage. ... Nice goal line stand in the 3rd qtr. Tide with set to the PSU 7.
PennLive.com player Grade: B

SPECIAL TEAMS: D

When the only positive is the first FG by Evan Lewis (43 yards) early in the game, you have problems. ... Nothing will - Zippo - in leg (105 meters on 8 attempts combined) and KR noticed Chaz Powell got the hook after a few ineffective early. ... Return P Anthony Fera (47.0 avg.) Provides more distance. ... Lions crushed just enough to "kick Bama fake (spot?) That led to the first TD. ... Punt coverage should be addressed after the unit has 44 yards per return which created Marquis Maze 3rd Qtr. Tide FG.... When was the last time PSU recovered a onside kick in the final stages of a game?
PennLive.com player Grade: C

COACHING: D.

Can not blame a lot on the defensive side as PSU, for the most part matched the physicality of 'Bama OL huge and RBS. ... Joe Paterno does not show much feeling (do not feel) for using his QBS in a 2-QB system. Rob Bolden only with the arm strength to play against fast, aggressive "Bama secondary Matt McGloin (? The strength of the arm) just do not cut it. ... Management of the clock - used all three timeouts on the first drive of the game - a shame. Again.

Aircraft In Fiction | Life in Vietnam

A-4 Skyhawk

The A-4 Skyhawk was featured as an aggressor aircraft in the film Top Gun. Producers reimbursed the US Navy ,600 an hour for flight time used in the movie.

A Skyhawk from the Israeli Air Force is featured the opening scene of the film The Sum of All Fears and on the cover of the first and second editions of the novel the movie was based on.

A-6 Intruder

The 1991 film Flight of the Intruder centered around two naval aviators during the Vietnam War that take their A-6 Intruder on an unauthorized bombing raid on Hanoi.

A-10 Thunderbolt II

The Transformers toy character of Wingblade as a robot and A-10 Thunderbolt II by Hasbro

The evil Gobots character Bad Boy and the heroic Transformers character Powerglide both disguise themselves as A-10 Thunderbolt IIs.

The popularity of the A-10s in the 2007 Transformers film led to the toy company releasing a minor character named Wingblade and another called Powerglide, that turned into A-10s.

A-10s were featured as the aircraft used by the human resistance to the machines of Skynet in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation.

A6M Zero

The A6M Zero was featured in the movies The Final Countdown, Pearl Harbor, and Tora! Tora! Tora!. The Zero was also depicted in the 1976 film Midway; however real Zeros were not used. Instead F4F Wilcats were painted as Japanese aircraft and used instead.

Adam A500

The Adam A500 was featured in the 2006 film Miami Vice and was intended to be the drug runners aircraft of choice.

Adam Aircraft CEO Rick Adam stated at the time the aircraft was cast in the film, in a self-promotional press release:

The Adam Aircraft A500 is the ideal airplane for ‘Miami Vice’. The A500 signature twin-boom profile reaches the level of high style and high performance necessary to meet the standards of a Michael Mann production, and the footage we’ve seen shows off the airplane’s extraordinary look, along with its superior speed and maneuverability.

AH-64 Apache

The AH-64 Apache had a major role in the movie Fire Birds (or Wings of the Apache).

The Transformers character Spinister disguises himself as an Apache helicopter.

Antonov An-225

For the fictional An-500 aircraft seen in the film 2012 see List of fictional aircraft

The Decepticon character Jetstorm from the 2007 Transformers movie line is based on the Antonov An-225. This toy shares its body design with Cybertron Jetfire, Classics Fireflight and Universe Air Raid.

4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles'

P-38 Lightning aces of the ETO/MTO

Aircraft Nose Art, From World War I to Today

World War II Fighters

VIII Fighter Command at war, 'the long reach'