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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: That Little Attack Jet That Could
Jul 25, 2018 · The Scooter That Never Was. In 1958 Douglas proposed the A4D-4. Essentially the design was a significantly enlarged A-4C with revised (conventional) swept wings and empennage and a bubble canopy. This Skyhawk variant was envisioned as a dedicated long range all weather jet capable of the delivery of “special weapons” from seven underwing ...
The C-130J: The High-Tech Millennial Grandchild Of The 60-Plus …
Apr 9, 2017 · The RAF designations for their C-130Js are Hercules C5 (C-130J) and Hercules C4 (C-130J-30). The C-130J-30 adds an additional 15 total feet of cargo hold length to the basic C-130J aircraft. What may have sold the RAF on the C-130J is its improved performance. The J model Herc has 40% more range, a 21% higher maximum speed, and a 41% shorter ...
Six Things You Probably Never Knew About the Mighty A-6 Intruder
The Navy awarded Grumman a contract to build eight A2F-1s in February 0f 1958. The first delivery of an A-6A Intruder to the US Navy was to the A-6 Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) VA-42 Green Pawns on February 7 th 1962. The A-6A became operational with VA-75 Sunday Punchers for the first time in 1963. A-6As had both fuselage and wing air brakes.
Flying The Rare Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 - Avgeekery.com
Flying Lufthansa’s Airbus A340-600 In 2023: Once in Munich, I’ll admit that I stood at the window looking at the A340-600 parked at gate L23 for quite some time. Personally, I think the A340-600 is one of the best-looking aircraft ever built. That long skinny fuselage, with those four large engines. Plus, the realization of something I’d ...
KC-10s Might Make a Comeback Commercially - Avgeekery.com
Jul 31, 2024 · Air Mobility Command has been exploring the idea of commercial aerial refueling, including with old KC-10 tankers. Most KC-10s are already retired and stored at the Davis-Monthan AFB “Boneyard” in Arizona. KC-10 could make a comeback commercially. The 60th Air Mobility Wing (Travis AFB, Ca) is the last active-duty wing to operate the aircraft.
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5 days ago · Japan Airlines Places Order for 100 eVTOL Aircraft. November 16, 2024. Joe Gvora. Japan Airlines has laid the groundwork to place a large order of electric-vehicle-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Together with the Sumitomo Corporation, the airline formed a joint venture known as the Soracle…. View Post.
Movie Star Aircraft: The P-51 Mustang in Top Gun: Maverick
Mar 29, 2020 · Cruise’s Mustang, registered as N51EW, was built as an F-6K-15-NT with a Construction Number (CN) of 111-36123 at North American’s Dallas assembly plant in 1944. P-51Ks and F-6Ks were built in Dallas and differed from the D models primarily in the propeller department. Ks were equipped with an 11 foot Aeroproducts prop as opposed to the 11 ...
Unique as a Flamingo, Silver Airways Still Seeks its Niche
As of September 2024, Silver Airways operates a fleet of 14 ATR -600 series aircraft, including eight 46-seat 42s and six 70-seat 72s. However, according to FlightAware data, two aircraft–one 42 and one 72–are currently parked at MCO. The 42, N705SV, last operated more than three months ago. The 72, N401SV, was ferried to MCO on 30 August.
Delta Airbus A350 Snaps Off Tail Of CRJ-900 at Atlanta Airport
Sep 10, 2024 · Earlier this morning, a Delta A350’s wing collided with the tail of a CRJ-900 on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta Georgia. At approximately 10:00 am local time, Delta Flight 295 was taxing out for it’s scheduled flight to Tokyo, Japan. During the taxi, its wing tip stuck another Delta aircraft.