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Col Stapp Endured The Highest G-Forces Ever To Advance Safety
Pulled over for speeding. Stapp was a bit of a local hero after all of his research. One day, Stapp was pulled over by a police officer for speeding, doing 40 in a 25. At court, the judge recognized Stapp, then dismissed the charge against him. He issued a new ticket to a fictitious police “captain” and the judge paid the fine himself.
The Incredible OV-10 Bronco: Kicking Tail For 50 Years
Jul 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 troops on the ground, capable of ...
Flown by Aces, The F4U Corsair Carried Allies to Victory in the Pacific
Feb 14, 2017 · First Corsair Combat. Twelve Marine Corps F4U-1s of VMF-124, commanded by Major William E. Gise, arrived at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal on 12 February 1943. These were the early “birdcage” version of the Corsair. Their first mission, an escort of Army Air Corps B-24s to Kahili, resulted in no sightings of enemy aircraft.
B-66 Destroyer: The Bomber That Never Actually Dropped a Bomb
The 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 …
1955: America Welcomes the Viscount, the World’s First …
Aug 29, 2022 · Capital introduced its first Viscounts to passengers in July 1955. With its fleet of brand-new Viscounts, Capital became the first airline in the U.S. to operate foreign-built aircraft and, thus, the first to operate turboprop airliners. As the result of a lavish advertising campaign introducing Capital’s new aircraft to the American public ...
The Incredible, Indelible Tweety Bird: Cessna’s T-37 Primary Jet …
Oct 4, 2017 · A Bit of Background. DAYTON, Ohio — Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) During the Vietnam War, a modified T-37 with more powerful engines, a weight increase from around 6,000 pounds to 12,000 pounds, an ordinance carrying capacity of approximately 2,000 pounds, and a new ...
The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Was an Over-Engineered Masterpiece
The L-1011 ended Lockheed’s love affair with commercial offerings. The L-1011 was a mix of advanced design and disappointing initial performance. Lockheed couldn’t overcome their delayed entry to market, combined with weak performance from the first versions of the aircraft. The jet sold a total of 249 aircraft to commercial and military ...
The Six: Convair’s F-106 Delta Dart Was The Ultimate Interceptor
Part Deux- The Ultimate Interceptor Trivia beckons right here. First flown on 26 December 1956 at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), the Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the ultimate all-weather air defense interceptor. Not (usually) equipped with any type of gun armament, the Six carried air-to-air missiles, some of them nuclear-tipped, to take down ...
The Inside Story How BAe 146 Started the Regional Jet Revolution
Apr 28, 2022 · Avgeekery contributor Brian Wiklem has released a riveting new book that tells the entire story about the BAe 146. The book tells the story behind the people who designed, built, and flew the original regional jet. It is available from LaJetee Press at https://www.lajeteepress.com. These days four engine jetliners are a rarity at local airports.