C-5 Galaxy As Airborne Command Post C-5 Galaxy as Airborne Command Post The Idea That Got Nipped in the Bud Tribute to C-5 Galaxy On Its 50th Birth Anniversary Lockheed’s Proposed EC-5B could have carried 3 times the payload than Boeing’s current EC-135C Since its introduction in 1970, Lockheed’s C-5 …

Will Such Provisions Affect Super Hornet’s Chances in MMRCA 2.0 Contract Super Hornets Are The Most Economical Aircraft At Around $55 million Per Aircraft in the Competition COVER STORY INTRODUCTION : The Super Hornet – a tested platform that is veteran of many wars, is one of the most economical …

The Blue Angels is the United States Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, with aviators from the Navy and Marines. The Blue Angels team was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team in the world The Blue Angels’ six demonstration pilots currently fly the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 …

Cold Cat Ejection is when the aircraft is going off the deck with less than the expected speed. If the catapult is not properly warmed up, it may not provide the pressure necessary to get the weight off the deck at the proper speed. The result is less than normal …

Number 20 Squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 20 (R) Squadron of the Royal Air Force was from September 1992 until March 2010 It is a  reserve squadron, it could be called upon for combat duties if necessary The 20th Squadron was rearmed on Jaguar with Harrier fighters, new …

YF-16CCV: F-16 Fighting Falcon Variant   A characteristic feature of the YF-16CCV (the aircraft with the configuration defined by the control system) was two additional inclined front rudders under the air intake. The aircraft was used for “independent” tests on maneuverability. Here the term “independence” meant the ability to maneuver …

The F-16XL aircraft was externally different from other experimental F-16s. It had the shape of a wing in a plane, which can be defined as a “modified delta with a variable sweep.” It was developed jointly with the NASA agency to study the problem of minimizing drag during subsonic and …

USAF Airman from the 23d Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Power Pro Shop, explains how the BAK-12 Aircraft Arrest System works, and the importance of testing it. Furthermore, The $250,000 system has to be tested at least once per year if it isn’t used during a real-world emergency during that year. …

A few years ago, the Air Force ran one test of the B-2 with the 500-pound JDAM. B-2 Bomber was loaded with 80 inert versions of the GBU-38 and was sent to hit a simulated airfield in Utah. In addition to two runways, there were other targets simulated, including an SA-6 …

On 19 June 1944, Japanese aircraft carrier Taiho was involved in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. American submarine USS Albacore, which had spotted Ozawa’s carriers earlier that morning, reached an ideal attack position and fired a spread of six torpedoes at the carrier. One of Taihō’s strike pilots, Warrant …