In Part One of "US Navy Aircraft Designations" we examined how the US Navy designated its aircraft from the birth of US Naval aviation in 1911, until 1961.In 1962, a fundamental change was made. This was due the need for a universal designation for all US military aircraft. The common ...
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These designs included civilian aircraft, such as the Boeing Model 307 Starliner and the famed Boeing Model 314 Clipper, which saw great fame while flying for Pan-American Airways in the late 1930s and even saw service as a Presidential transport aircraft for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Model...
However, they still represented a serious improvement over the first model, as they were equipped with an improved version of the J34 engine, an autopilot, gun laying radar, tail warning radar, wing spoilers to increase the aircraft’s roll rate, and they received the modifications that would ...
Reuters first reported last month that the U.S. Department of Commerce drafted a list of companies that it linked to the Chinese or Russian military, news that brought a rebuke from Beijing. The final list does not include Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), or the Hong K...
Curtiss Aircraft, 1907-1947, Peter M. Bowers, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD., 1979. Grumman Aircraft Since 1929, Rene J. Francillon, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD., 1989 B-25 Mitchell: The Magnificent Medium, N. L. Avery, Phalanx Publishing Co., Ltd, St. Paul, MN, 1993...
The first of the refitted aircraft – with an entirely new cabin, new seats and inflight entertainment system – will enter service in mid-2024, said AI. With AI signing MoUs for 68 Trent XWB-97 engines, it has now become the biggest ever order for the Trent XWB-97, which exclusively...
The first rigid airship to be designed and built by the United States Navy,Shenandoahwas designed by the Bureau of Aeronautics; fabricated at the Naval Aircraft Factory, in Philadelphia, and assembled at the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, the latter famous for being the site of the “Oh the ...
Atlanta topped the list once again for the most aircraft movement for 2023, with Chicago’s O’Hare Airport coming in second and Dallas-Fort Worth in third place. These airport rankings are based on data gathered from over 2,600 airports across more than 180 countries and territories acro...
Social Events Curated list of specialty shows in Stateline Create FilterWith multiple categories and locations All Events Stateline USA 1No upcoming events. checkout some of the past events below Mon, 23 - Wed, 25 Oct 2023 California Agricultural Aircraft Association Annual Convention Harveys Lake ...