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We explore the dangerous and potentially catastrophic consequences that can occur when an arresting cable breaks on an US aircraft carrier. The arresting cable is a critical component of the ship's flight deck, designed to quickly slow down and stop...
The F-8 Crusader was incredibly versatile, fast, and agile. One of the most capable ꜰɪɢʜᴛᴇʀs of the post-World War II era, the F-8 Crusader was a sleek design that featured a gaping ᴊᴇᴛ intake beneath the fuselage and a variable-incidence...
The U.S Navy has developed over the years, their way replenishment is perhaps the most important. Abbreviated as unwrap underway replenishment is a method of transferring fuel munitions and cargo from one ship to another while both ships are still...
Many know the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer, the same goes for the enemy's technology. The U.S has historically stored and preserved the military equipment and airplanes of its adversaries. The purpose is to study analyze and...
The F-16 Fɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ Jets were initially conceived as a lightweight air superiority Fɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ, but have since proven to be a very versatile ᴀɪʀᴄʀᴀғᴛ. The F-15 has an even more spectacular reputation, and the Eagle is perhaps the most dominating air...
Military personnel refer to the crash damage disable aɪʀᴄʀᴀꜰᴛ Recovery Unit or CDDAR as the program you hope you never need. The unit is made up of Maintenance and Repair teams that are specially trained in handling situations where downed...
The US sixth-generation project, also known as the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) project, is still in the conceptual design phase; engineering, manufacture, and development have not yet begun. The USAF has said that an NGAD will be operational before...
Two projects are competing in the West for the development of new-generation 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 ᴀɪʀᴄʀᴀꜰᴛ. On the one hand, the SCAF program for Future Air Combat Systems, which is a collaboration between Germany, Spain, and France, aims to simultaneously develop a...
Operating a fleet of advanced ᴀɪʀᴄʀᴀғᴛ is difficult enough without severe weather creating a host of new challenges. Ice and snow in particular can wreak havoc on ᴀɪʀᴄʀᴀғᴛ systems and the plane's ability to fly. Due to the disruption of...
The US maintains the strongest Air Force in the world with a massive fleet of over 5200 ᴀɪʀᴄʀᴀꜰᴛ flying to and from 59 active duty bases around the country. Gets even scarier as some of these ᴀɪʀᴄʀᴀꜰᴛ must extend their...
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