US Air Force resumes KC-46A cargo, passenger operationsPat Host, Washington, DCJane's Defence Weekly
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the company also bought two Canadair CL-44s that were named "Rolls Royce 400" after their engines. This was an interesting move - the planes were manufactured as cargo carriers.
Lastly, the low mounting position and slight downward cant of the aircraft’s engines baked the wooden deck of the carriers and had a habit of setting alight any flammable materials which may have leaked from any of the planes or machinery present. These were never large, or particularly dange...
I was on AirTran last month, 4 planes, filthy trays. The Flight Attendant didn't even apologize when I asked her for a damp paper towel to wipe it clean before I ate. Years ago on Delta the same thing happened, but the FA wouldn't even let me wipe it, I was in a window...
S. Air Force joint light cargo aircraft programme. A new light transport aircraft requirement was formulated by the US army in 2004-2005. The program will be managed by a Joint Programme Office. Each aircraft needs will have the same basic platform with some intra-service requirements as ...
United States of America vs Grenada Grenada, the southernmost island nation in the Grenadines in the Caribbean, is a tropic island known as the spice island thanks to the harvesting of nutmeg. It had been a British colony since 1763, but in 1967, it was granted home rule on the road to...
During his visit, the White House announced a US$ 14.5 billion deal from Etihad Airways for twenty-eight 787 and 777 planes, powered by engines made by GE Aerospace. It said Emirates Global Aluminium would invest to develop a US$ 4 billion primary aluminium smelter project in Oklahoma, while...
The only loud noise we experienced the whole time there was from a couple of Air Force cargo planes that must have been doing a low approach (made Alan recall some of his Air Force time). The park is a mix of permanent residents and travelers. All of the residents kept their spaces ...
Perhaps some of you "China Sailors" sailing on Westpac cruises or stationed out of Japan and the Philippines actually crossed bows or were overflown by some of these chinese planes and ships while on patrol! A must-see for naval historians and naval veterans of the Vietnam and Cold War ...