Boeing Delivers 5th P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft to India
Boeing has delivered a fifth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India, on schedule, on Sept. 9 as part of a …
Aerospace
The XF-85 Goblin
The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was the only American aircraft designed on the drawing board as a “parasite” fighter – meant …
C-130 Hercules 60-Year Anniversary
Lockheed Martin’s video of the C-130 at 60 years hits on some of the highlights of the Herk’s accomplishments and …
E-2D Hawkeye Aerial Refueling System Completes Preliminary Design Review
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have successfully conducted the preliminary design review (PDR) for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aerial …
Boeing C-17 Support Effort for Strategic Airlift Capability Exceeds 1,000 Missions
Boeing has supported more than 1,000 missions for NATO’s Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program, according to a recent Boeing release. …
RAF Voyager Refuels Tornado GR.4 Strike Aircraft
A Royal Air Force Voyager tanker refuels Tornado GR.4 strike aircraft from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus en route to a humanitarian …
Global Hawk Variants Surpass 100,000 Combat/Operational Support Hours
Northrop Grumman announced Aug. 27 that two U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy Global Hawk and Triton high altitude …
Lockheed Martin Delivers 22nd C-5M Super Galaxy to the Air Force
The 22nd C-5M Super Galaxy left Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Georgia plant for Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York Aug. …
What Might Have Been: F-20 Tigershark
When test pilot Russ Scott took off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on Aug. 30, 1982, he was making …
World War II German Helicopters – Doblhoff WNF 342
In 1941, Friedrich von Doblhoff (1916-2000) a junior engineer at Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke (Vienna-Neustadt Aircraft Factory, which assembled Bf 109 …