Monthly Archives: March 2009
E-2C Crash Landing
Interesting set of photos from an E2 landing mishap at NAS Norfolk last week. Aircraft blew a tire on touchdown and went off the runway right over the arresting gear engine. Initial report is that the airframe is not repairable. … Continue reading
F-106 Cornfield Bomber
F-106 (58-0787) is the famous “Cornfield Bomber”. In 1970, while assigned to the 71st FIS at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, its pilot ejected during an inflight emergency. The pilot somehow got himself into a flat spin — this is generally considered … Continue reading
Huge Helicopters
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/03/monstrous-aviation-part-2-huge.html
Full throttle with the Blue Angels
http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/ajc/swf/blueangels/blueangels.swf
F-18 Arrestor Cable Break
F18cablebreak.wmv (1.77 mb)
US Forgets How To Make Trident Missiles
PLANS TO refurbish Trident nuclear weapons had to be put on hold because US scientists forgot how to manufacture a component of the warhead, a US congressional investigation has revealed. The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) "lost knowledge" of … Continue reading
Good Bye, Tomcat F-14 Gallery
http://vorbild.ipmsdeutschland.de/Originalphotos/F-14_Farewell/index.html