Development of the airlifter depends heavily on the Army's "tactical and operational maneuver" plans. Two different cargo planes could still be created to separately perform tactical and strategic missions, but which course to pursue is to be decided before C-17s need to be retired.[29] ...
to supply the U.S. Army and Air Force with small cargo airplanes. The Defense Department selected L-3, whose team includes Finmeccanica SpA and Boeing Co. in partnership with European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. Under the terms of the deal, the Army will purchase 54 airplanes while the...
These would have to be C-47s, C-54s or planes with similar landing characteristics, as our airports cannot take larger planes. LeMay is urging two C-54 groups. With this airlift, we should be able to bring in 600 or 700 tons a day. While 2,000 tons a day is required in normal...
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Military and civilian biplanes, monoplanes, propeller driven and jet planes, rockets and other aircraft and aviation related exhibits at theUnited States Air Force Museum, 1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, OH Grumman F-14 Tomcat, F-4 Phantom, Soviet MiG-17, F-86L Sab...
You will already have experience flying planes and will have flight hours you can put towards your commercial pilot licence.Working as a pilot, you should have good depth perception, and quick reaction time, as well as problem solving skills. Because you have flown in the military you would ...
- the replacement of civilian service transport aircraft with purpose-built military troop and cargo airplanes (including the C-47 Skytrain, Ju 52, SM.82 Canguro or Me 323 Gigant) and gliders (like the DFS 230 or the Horsa). Each aircraft entry contains at least one archive image, a sho...
These engineless aircraft were towed into the air and most of the way to their target by military transport planes, e.g., C-47 Skytrain or Dakota, or bombers relegated to secondary activities, e.g., Short Stirling. Most military gliders do not soar, although there were attempts to build...
engines removed and awaiting the guillotine and smelter Rows of aircraft engines removed from surplus bombers at the Kingman, Arizona boneyard B-24 Liberator "Missouri Miss" meets the guillotine at Kingman Army Air Field Once cut in pieces, aircraft remnants are moved to the smelter (in the dist...
[40] One of two C-130 cargo planes transporting the SEALs to their drop point veered far off course. A rain squall accompanied by high winds broke out just before the SEALs conducted the drop. Four out of the eight SEALs that made the drop drowned and were never seen again.[40] After...