Star Wars Canyon is America's Mach Loop And The Most …
WEBSituated close to the western boundary of Death Valley National Park in California, the area is better known as Star Wars Canyon. Cut from the Santa Rosa Hills by lava from volcanic activity millions of years ago, the geology of the area strongly resembles that of the home planet of Star Wars characters Luke and Anakin Skywalker- Tatooine.
The T-45 Goshawk: It’s What You Fly When You Want to Fly Navy
WEBGulf Coast Goshawks. In addition to TW-1, TW-2 (Tail code B– VT-21 Red Hawks and VT-22 Golden Eagles) at NAS Kingsville in South Texas also employs the T-45C for the Intermediate and Advanced portions of the Navy / Marine Corps Strike Pilot Training Program.When the T-45 finally began to replace the T-2C and TA-4 in service, there was an entire integrated training system package that came ...
War Hoover: The Fabulously Flexible Lockheed S-3 Viking
WEBGoing to The Boat. Production of S-3A Viking aircraft began at Lockheed’s Burbank production facility in 1974 and fleet S-3As entered service with Air Antisubmarine Warfare Squadron FOUR ONE (VS-41) Shamrocks on 20 February 1974. VS-41 was the S-3 Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) or RAG until East Coast squadron VS-27 Pelicans/Sea Wolves was tasked with East Coast RAG duty during the 1980s.
Col Stapp Endured The Highest G-Forces Ever To Advance Safety
WEBJanuary 1, 2024. Mike Killian. Col Stapp was a real human crash test dummy who advanced aerospace safety. He then went on to advocate for seatbelts. Oh, and he coined the term “Murphy’s Law”! Over the decades, a lot of research has been conducted by the USAF to understand the affects and limits of G-forces on aircrews.
JAL Flight 123: A Seven Year Old Shoddy Repair Job Brought …
WEBThis repair was improperly made. The ensuing seven years of the jet’s regular operations gradually weakened the aft pressure bulkhead. The repair failed 12 minutes into the flight of JAL 123 at an altitude of 23,900 feet and at a speed of 300 knots over Sagami Bay at 1824 local time. The resulting rapid decompression brought down the cabin ...
Movie Star Aircraft: The P-51 Mustang in Top Gun: Maverick
WEBMar 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 …
The Skyray: This Manta-Winged Fighter was the Last For Douglas
WEBThe Skyray was armed with four Colt M12 20 millimeter cannons, but these were often removed and the gun ports covered. The jet was equipped with the AN/APQ-50A search/single-track radar tied to an Aero 13F fire control system. Under the jet were three pylons on each wing and a centerline pylon. Total …
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: That Little Attack Jet That Could
WEBJul 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 …
AT-802 Fire Boss: Flying The Fire Fighting Crop Duster on Floats
WEBFeb 14, 2021 · The First Scoop in the AT-802 Fire Boss. The first scoop in a Fire Boss is harrowing, wild, and usually a bit violent. The actual scoops are two three-inch pipes that hydraulically extend into the water from the bottom of each pontoon. If power, aircraft pitch, and water speed is not managed properly, the initial deployment feels like you’ve ...
The Tiger: Grumman’s F11F Was the First Supersonic Cat.
WEBThe Tiger Was Ahead of its Time, for a Time, But Time Caught Up Quickly. On 8 March 1957, United States Navy Attack Squadron ONE FIVE SIX (VA-156) Iron Tigers accepted the first Grumman F11F-1 Tiger aircraft to enter service. The Tiger came along at a time when supersonic speeds were suddenly a requirement and Grumman did indeed deliver its first carrier-based supersonic fighter.
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