The RAF Flying Clubs Association’s (RAFFCA’s) second annual Aerobatic Competition was held at RAF Halton recently. The competition saw 16 pilots from across the 13 RAF Flying Clubs convene for a training session and an introduction to competition flying. Run in conjunction with the British Aerobatic Association (BAeA) and based on their highly successful Beginners … Dowiedz się więcej
Joint US and UK test team have begun testing the Short Takeoff capability for the Lightning II. The F35B Lightning II has successfully completed another major milestone as the fifth generation stealth fighter was launched into the skies from a ski-jump, Friday 19 June. The land-based test — conducted by the F35 Lightning II Pax … Dowiedz się więcej
Paris Air Show exposition (Le Bourget Air Show) held every two years, will be opened in Paris soon and will present developments in the fields of aviation and security. The IAF will take part in it with other Israeli companies. One of the developments of the Israeli „Elbit Systems” is „smart helmets” of helicopter pilots, … Dowiedz się więcej
The Royal New Zealand Air Force was able to locate a missing vessel near Manihiki (Cook Islands) last night, enabling rescue of a man and a six-year-old boy on board. The pair, who had been missing since 7 June, were rescued after the Orion crew coordinated a rendezvous with local sea vessels at night using … Dowiedz się więcej
The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) armature receives final touches before Sailors from Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) hook up the weighted sled used for ‘dead-load’ testing June 5. The bright orange sled was then successfully catapulted off the bow of the aircraft carrier for the first time. Ford completed two successful dead-load … Dowiedz się więcej
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – Two of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) MH-60R Seahawk helicopters were loaded onto a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 at Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, for delivery to their new home in Australia May 27, 2015. … Dowiedz się więcej