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 …
Classic MD-87s Still Earning a Living as Aerial Firefighting Tankers
WEBJul 30, 2018 · Airliners like the Boeing 747, Douglas DC-10, and Bae 146 are working the wildfires. One of the newer aerial tanker solutions is the Erickson Aero Tanker MD-87. The company already owns seven aircraft with five of them converted for tanker duty (tankers 101, 102, 103, 105, and 107) and hopes to build a fleet of ten tanker-configured MD-87s.
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 Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Was an Over-Engineered Masterpiece
WEBJan 11, 2020 · It was seen as a differential over the Douglas design that was to feature the General Electric CF-6. The L-1011 Tristar first flew on November 16, 1970. Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar prototype maiden flight (16 Nov 1970) Watch on. Shortly after, Rolls-Royce encountered financial difficulties. The cost …
B-66 Destroyer: The Bomber That Never Actually Dropped a Bomb
WEBThe B-66 Helped Define What It Meant to Be a Multi-Role Jet. The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was developed during the early 1950s for the US Air Force as a jet-powered replacement for the World War II-vintage Douglas A-26 Invader, the North American B-45 Tornado, and the Martin B-57 Canberra.Air Force specifications called for the new jet bomber to deliver a 10,000 pound payload (including ...
The Incredible OV-10 Bronco: Kicking Tail For 50 Years
WEBJul 16, 2018 · The story of the OV-10 Bronco actually begins in 1960 with a couple of guys (Marine Corps Majors W.H. Beckett and K.P. Rice) getting together out in the desert and brainstorming a concept study for a small, lightweight, rugged close air support (CAS) aircraft that could be forward deployed with and operated near …
Stargazer: The Lone Flying L-1011 TriStar - Avgeekery.com
WEBNovember 22, 2023. Dave Hartland. Out of 250 Lockheed L-1011 TriStars ever built, only one remains airworthy today. That is the L-1011 Stargazer. The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was a groundbreaking aircraft for its time. In the transformative decade of the 1960s, technological and engineering advancements in aviation occurred at breakneck speed.
Remembering Western Airlines: The Only Way to Fly!
WEBNov 21, 2023 · It is Tuesday, May 7, 1957, and you are a passenger aboard Western Airlines flight 70, a Douglas DC-6B which has just leveled off at its cruising altitude after an 0825 departure from San Francisco. The flight is bound for Salt Lake City and Denver. You are settled in with your newspaper and book. Suddenly you hear a …
My Fighter Career: The F-100 Super Sabre Is My New Ride
WEBJun 24, 2022 · Byron Hukee shares the story of his career as an Air Force pilot. He flew everything from the F-100 Super Saber to the F-16. The first part of his series is here.. Following a looooong year at Webb AFB for UPT, I was heading to Luke AFB in Phoenix, Arizona for my first “real” Air Force assignment to learn to fly the F-100 Super Sabre. The Hun was the first of the Century Series fighters ...
Four Apps Every Plane Spotter Should Have - Avgeekery.com
WEBFlightRadar24.com (FR24): The King of Trackers. This site and app is incredibly useful and allows you to quickly track aircraft from around the world from over 20,000 ground-based receivers. FlightRadar24 uses various methods to track aircraft including ADS-B, Multilateration (MLAT), radar and satellite to show aircraft position data (see https ...