The Aviationist

First E-130J TACAMO Airframe in Production

The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production. Fresh on the heels of the announcement that the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury ...
autoevolution

This E-Bike Is Trek's First and Unveiled in 1998 To Show the World What Was Coming

Back in 1998, some of us were just learning how to ride a bike. However, by that time, world-renowned cycling powerhouse, Trek, had already been tampering with bicycles for 20+ years and was already ...
Flightglobal

First E-3s retired as USAF prepares for E-7 purchase

The US Air Force (USAF) has retired the first of several Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft the service plans to decommission in the near future. E-3 tail number 75-0560 ...
The Aviationist

USAF’s First E-7 Wedgetail Takes Shape as Service Struggles to Keep E-3 Sentry Flying

The E-3 Sentry is afflicted by acute parts and maintenance issues as the Boeing 707 aircraft it is based on ceased production 30 years ago. Nearly three months after the fuselage of the U.S. Air Force ...