and the arrival of the jet age meant the Peacemaker was phased out just ten years after its introduction, replaced by the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress with all bar five of the nearly four-hundred aircraft built scrapped
Many new radical concepts were being tested, with jet engines, helicopters, and many other advanced designs coming to light. Although not extensively discussed, many different types of lighter-than-air aircraft designs were also tested, but many of these have been either lost or forgotten. One ...
Though the Marines have said Ospreys could serve into the 2060s, they are now looking ahead to a Next Generation Assault Support aircraft. Joseph Trevithick Billions For Next Generation Fighter Jet Engines Greenlit By Air Force The USAF just accelerated funding for advanced engine w...
Yes, I know that this design has been the most successful jet aircraft in history, albeit probably soon to be surpassed by the Airbus A3xx, but Boeing should have made a new clean sheet airplane instead of just updating a 50+ year old model. Barring a new ...
Aircraft None, Apr 1918-Jul 1919. None, Sep 1919-May 1937; included B-10, L-2, and apparently 0-25 and 0-43 during years 1937-1942; 0-47, c. 1938-1942; 0-49, 1941-1942; 0-52, 1941-1942; L-4, 1942; P-39, 1943-1944; A-20, 1943; DB-7, 1943; L-2, 194...
The A-10 and OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs are the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. Features Th...
The KC-135A was powered by four Pratt & Whitney J57-P-59W turbojet engines. The J57 was a two-spool, axial-flow engine with a 16-stage compressor section (9 low- and 7-high-pressure stages) and a 3-stage turbine section (1 high- and 2 low-pressure stages). These engines were ...
Optomec wins contract to repair aircraft engine components for USAF’s aircraft including F35 and F22 Raptor. Credit: Optomec/Business Wire.The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Optomec to develop an additive repair process for the aircraft engines’ oversized titanium componen...
7. Accelerometer: Shows the vertical acceleration sustained by the aircraft, very useful if you don't want your payload to fly away. A-4 Radar gunsight This is one of the nice features of this build, works very similarly to the real one but is rarely useful lol. The radar mounted on...
According toJetSuiteX,John Wayne Airportin Orange County, California told the company that they were “no longer welcome” at Orange County Airport. No reason was given. JetSuiteX provides “hop-on service” from FBO’s with 19 Embraer ERJ-135 and -145 jet aircraft configured for 30 passeng...