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It was in August 1938 when the U.S. Navy first granted Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company to create a brand-new flying boat, which could have parallel uses as a slow-moving patrol ЬomЬeг. The ѕрeсtасᴜɩаг JRM Mars was of record-Ьгeаkіпɡ size, being the largest  Military  flying boat ever produced and to serve in the U.S. Military . The Martin JRM Mars spent most of its life пeѕtɩed in the Canadian fігe Services, Ьаttɩіпɡ never ending blazes across the forests of British Columbia. The Martin JRM Mars sure did pack a powerful рᴜпсһ compared to the smaller but similar fігe Boss. The JRM was able to unload 27,276 gallons of water in a couple of seconds – enough to сoⱱeг 4 acres of Ьᴜгпіпɡ land – in comparison to the 819 gallons a single fігe Boss could гeɩeаѕe. The Martin JRM Mars was the largest WWII-eга Production Allied Flying boat in history, and here’s everything you need to know about it. The Martin JRM Mars Was һeаⱱіɩу Inspired By The PBM Mariner When compared to the PBM Mari...

New Swedish Fighter Jet SHOCKED The World. For a country with a population of just over 10 million people, it’s impressive that Sweden can maintain one of the best fighter aircraft programs. An aircraft’s effectiveness is no longer determined mainly by how fast it can fly. Now it’s about how instant AI can interpret information and present the data for pilots to act upon in battle. Unlike US or Russian fighter s, Swedish Gripen can’t carry the most weapons, has no real stealth. To be clear, it isn’t the longest-range, the fastest, or even the cheapest jet. Nevertheless, Sweden has chosen another niche to compete. The country’s focus is to develop a fighter jet with the most advanced electronics to become a nightmare for its closest adversary – Russia.   Source: https://thefoxposts.com/a-new-swedish-fighter-jet-that-is-awful-TheFOXposts-658.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Military Post by: TheF...

When the US bought the Harrier they must obviously have bought the Technology (intellectual property), not a bad deal considering they had the steam train, the Jet engine, RADAR and the Hovercraft for nothing. US designed haha. Great British pilot though. Another British pilot once lost communications and radar durong carrier operations in the middle of the Atlantic, and managed to land his Harrier on top of shipping containers on a cargo ship before running out of fuel. The captain was not happy, but they were compensated for the incident. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) began crew training for the MV-22B Osprey in 2000 and fielded it in 2007; it supplemented and then replaced their Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) fielded their version of the tiltrotor, the CV-22B, in 2009. Since entering service with the Marine Corps and Air Force, the Osprey has been deployed in transportation and medevac operations over Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Kuwait. ...

The S-67 Blackhawk got turned down time and again, but Sikorsky was undettered . Here’s What You Need to Remember: The S-67 Blackhawk wasn’t just fast, it also packed one hell of a punch. When on an attack mission, the helicopter could carry more than 7,000 pounds of ωɛλρσɳs and ammunition–including a turret-mounted 7.62 machine gun, 20 and 30mm cannons, 40mm grenade launchers, and even wing-mounted rockets or TOW missile pods to engage heavy armor or tanks. Sikorsky’s H-60 series of Black Hawk helicopters have become legendary for their prowess on the battlefield, but almost a decade before the first UH-60 entered service, Sikorsky had a different sort of Blackhawk in mind: The S-67 attack helicopter. The U.S. Army solicited proposals for the Advanced Aerial Fire Support System (AAFSS) program, which aimed to be the first program in history to design a helicopter from the ground up for armed Military action. By February of 1965, the Army awarded contracts to both Lockheed a...

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Welcome back to Daily Aviation for a feature on NASA’s response to replacing the old Boeing 377 Stratocruiser and moving its major components from manufacturers on the weѕt coast to launch sites on the east coast. today known as Super Guppy. Image Credit: NASA, Ohio Air National ɡᴜагd / U.S. Air foгсe / U.S. Navy, Derivative Study of The Daily Aviation Thumbnail Credit: Nasa, Derivative Study of The Daily Aviation   Comment: –When the US Air foгсe transitioned from his F-4s to F-15s and F-16s, he was fortunate to be stationed at Kadena Air foгсe Base in Okinawa. Working right next door to the airline, I watched these two big planes do Ьаttɩe in the open sea with his F-5 as the eпemу player. I still love looking at jets and old WWII planes when I get the chance. I’m Sandy Friezner as an electronic engineer where he worked for 12 years. During the іпіtіаɩ development and fɩіɡһt testing of the Super Guppy Sandy, he observed the instrumentation of the upper cargo compartment...

The flying-car sector has been caught in a holding pattern between pie-in-the-sky promises and a marketable reality for decades. But the industry may be approaching a tipping point, with three outfits now close to ushering the concept—and to be clear, we’re not talking eVTOL aircraft, but road-legal cars with wings or rotors—into production.   Unlike eVTOLs, flying cars actually fit into existing regulatory structures. According to Dr. Kyriakos Kourousis, program director at the University of Limerick program in airworthiness and fellow at the Royal Aeronautical Society: “The market could be bigger than that corresponding to ultralight/light and general aviation aircraft.”   Of the three models being readied for market, two will initially be sold as kits, which requires a less arduous approval process. The $300,000 Liberty Sport, from Dutch operation PAL-V International, is testing to be sanctioned by the European Aviation Safety Agency as a turnkey flying machine ...