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.
Star Wars Canyon is America's Mach Loop And The Most …
Situated close to the western boundary of Death Valley National Park in California, the area is better known as Star Wars Canyon. Cut from the Santa Rosa Hills by lava from volcanic activity millions of years ago, the geology of the area strongly resembles that of the home planet of Star Wars characters Luke and Anakin Skywalker- Tatooine.
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.
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: That Little Attack Jet That Could
Jul 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 “special weapons” from seven underwing ...
The T-28 Trojan: North American Aviation's Next and Last Great …
Jan 27, 2018 · T-28 Trojan for the Air Force. Jet-powered aircraft were in service and the T-28 Trojan was the first trainer designed to train pilots to fly those early jets. The initial version of the Trojan, the T-28A, was powered by an air-cooled 900 horsepower Wright R-1300-1 Cyclone radial seven piston engine turning an Aeroproducts two bladed propeller.
Movie Star Aircraft: The P-51 Mustang in Top Gun: Maverick
Mar 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 opposed to the 11 ...
Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Martin’s PBM Mariner Patrol Bomber
Apr 15, 2022 · Nickel Boat. One VP-74 PBM-3C was credited with sinking two U-Boats (U-128 [assisted] on 17 May 1943 and U-513 on 19 July 1943) while operating from the tender USS Barnegat (AVP-10) based at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The Marlin, coded 74-P-5 and dubbed the ‘Nickel Boat’, sank both U-Boats using depth charges.
US Airways’ Enduring Legacy - Avgeekery.com
He lives in snowy Erie, Pennsylvania with his wife Danielle and their 6-year-old son Daxton. Besides aviation, Dave loves traveling, RVing, Disney cruises, camping, hiking, meteorology, and spending time with family and friends. The story of US Airways, one of America's most storied airlines, came to an end eight years ago on 17 October 2015.
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 ...
The T-28 Trojan: North American Aviation's Next and Last Great …
Jan 27, 2018 · The Sound of Naval Aviation for Decades. The throaty snarl of Trojan engines powering student aviator-flown T-28s could be heard almost continuously along the Gulf Coast during the late 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and into the early 1980s. Entire generations of Navy and Marine Corps pilots learned to fly in T-28Bs and made their first carrier landings in T-28Cs- many of them aboard the Blue Ghost ...