The P 13’s construction started in May 1944, and although it used the P 12’s ramjet technology (which had been intended to carry weapons), its function was similar to that…
History
The Spruce Goose, when at combat overload weight, weighed almost twice as much when empty as a fully loaded B-29 did during takeoff. For the time, they were simply absurd…
The three weapons tested were: the GAU-2, a 7.62mm Gatling gun, the GAU-18, a .50 caliber legacy machine gun, and the GAU-21, a .50 caliber newly-designed machine gun. Deep within…
History
P-38 Lightning was the most interesting WWII military aircraft due to a few interesting facts
When the P-38 Lightning first debuted in the late 1930s, few people were aware of just how unique it was The P-38 was initially intended to be a highly advanced,…
Although the pilot (as well as the whole crew) showed impressive skill in flying his Sea Knight helicopter, we can’t imagine how many red warning lights and buzzers were going…
Carriers
Future Carrier Air Wings will have one Squadron of 16 F-35Cs and three F/A-18E/F squadrons totaling 28 Super Hornets
The future wing would still feature 44 strike fighters as it does now, but the mix of Block 4 F-35C Lightning II fighters and Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters…
The Buffalo became the first monoplane fighter aircraft for the US Navy in 1939 after defeating the Grumman F4F Wildcat in a competition The F2A Buffalo was one of the…
German dive bomber aircraft known as the Stuka were in use during World War II. Stuka is short for “Sturzkampfflugzeug” meaning dive bomber. Hermann Pohlmann, a German engineer, created the…
Erik Shilling, a former Army Air Corps pilot, was ultimately responsible for designing the insignia that would become synonymous with the American Volunteer Group Following their arrival three months prior…
Hurricane OK-1 had the biggest impact on all the aircraft that took part in the Battle of Britain. a single airplane. Despite being flown by an Ace with 20 wins…