Columbine II is the first plane to bear the call sign Air Force One. This designation for the US Air Force aircraft carrying the incumbent president was established after a 1954 incident in which a commercial flight, Eastern Air Lines 8610, crossed paths with Air Force 8610, which was carryin...
Air Force One is perhaps the most recognizable Boeing in the sky, providing lift for the president of the United States and their entourage—and it’s due for replacement. There have been multiple delays, and the aircraft that were supposed to be ready in 2024 are likely several years away...
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme proposed by the US Air Force (USAF) is a multi-pronged initiative to test, develop and implement new autonomous and manned-unmanned aircraft teaming concepts. It is intended to rapidly deploy large numbers of autonomous unmanned aircraft, officially ...
The Royal Canadian Air Force says its fighter training squadron has entered a “period of hiatus” after the service retired its fleet of BAE Systems CT-155 Hawk trainer jets. News Canada takes delivery of new King Air 350ER-based surveillance aircraft 7 Mar 2024 Under the Manned Airborne...
Captain Cuddy, undaunted by the heavy volume of hostile fire directed at his aircraft, directed other helicopters into the area, moved his aircraft into treetop level and delivered repeated rocket and strafing runs on the enemy positions. As a result of his devastating attacks, the hostile fire ...
The S100B Argus Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft entered service with the Swedish Air Force in 1997. The mission radar is the Saab Erieye Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR). Erieye is a long-range pulse Doppler radar, fitted with fixed active phased array antenna. ...
Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft - tail codes 28000 and 29000 - with Air Force designation VC-25A. While these aircraft are referred to as Air Force One only while the president is on board, the...
It is a defining property of an aircraft (as opposed to a ballistic missile, spacecraft, or watercraft) that virtually all of this upward force comes from the air. In any case, there is one thing we know for sure: 1. Whenever the airplane applies a downward force to the air, the ...
Other facilities at Royal Air Force Fairford The personnel residing at the base are offered accommodation, temporary lodging, education, medical care, child care and recreation facilities. The base has a ten million gallon JP-8 hydrant refuelling system, 60 parking spaces for bomber aircraft and ...
The production in the former Yugoslavian Republic was terminated due to the breakdown of Mostar Factory in 1992. The Serbian Air Force currently operates 33 Oraos (including 16 J-22, seven NJ-22s, eight IJ-22s and two INJ-22s). The aircraft are expected to remain in service with Serbia ...