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Duotech General Interest PostsU.S. Air Force’s New Virtual Training Center at Nellis AFB
Military pilots are not born in a cockpit. Many may have the personality that makes them fearless and highly competitive, but they need to be taught to fly and the tactics to win. Just like a professional athlete, to be the best in the world, you have to train and...
#JetFriday – This Pilot’s Jet Backpack Is Awesome!
It is most kids' dream to have the ability to fly. Some take that dream and make it a career by learning to fly in the military, commercially, or even just privately. But many of us just continue to look up at the sky and dream about ‘what if’. During the Space Age,...
Jet Friday: The Performance of F-35 Lightning from a Pilot Who Flies It
The F-35 Lightning II is a high performance, stealth, multirole combat aircraft. Its single Pratt and Whitney F135 turbojet engine propels this extremely smart platform up to Mach 1.6 at 1,200 MPH. After it was chosen as the Joint Strike Fighter program winner in...
7 Applications of Military Radar Systems
As with many new technologies the public uses daily, many originally come from solutions to military problems. GPS made its big debut during Desert Storm/Shield in 1991. The Cold War prompted a need for the U.S. military to establish ARPANET, the beginning of the...
Jet Friday: AI Vs Pilot The Outcome Could Change Aerial Warfare Forever
In July 2021, an unmanned jet aircraft will face off against a human-operated fighter jet. What are the pros and cons of both sides of this battle? What can this test mean to the future of manned military fighter aircraft? Its a beautiful, blue-sky day and a young man...
Early Warning Sound Mirrors Protected Great Britain Before Radar
During World War I, wartime aircraft started out simply as reconnaissance platforms, flying over and behind enemy lines to relay troop movements. As the war progressed, pilots would eventually carry weapons on their aircraft. This required them to fly further to...
Holloman High-Speed Test Track – Hypersonic Sled Tests Reach Mach 8.6
Toward the end of World War II, the world turned its attention to developing the turbojet engine. The Germans were the first to get an operational fighter jet, the Messerschmitt ME 262, into the war followed shortly by the British Royal Air Force. Neither entered...
Three Missions of the AC-130U Spooky Gunship
In the dead of the night, a cargo aircraft pops out of a cloud. At 10,000 feet above the dark landscape below, the aircraft loiters just outside of the battlefield, cutting large circles in the sky. Onboard, a team of professionals prepares themselves for their...
Colossal Cargo: C-5M Super Galaxy vs An-124 Ruslan
When the military needs to transport troops, weapons, and military equipment quickly, it calls on its heavy lifter cargo aircraft. Which cargo aircraft is used will depend on the number of troops and equipment to be delivered into the battle theater and the access to...
Jet Friday – Low Flying Fighter Jets in the Mach Loop
When you see fast-moving military aircraft, you are usually always looking up. For that matter, anytime any aircraft is moving through the sky, unless you are also on another aircraft, your head is tilted back and your eyes are squinting as you try to catch a glimpse....
Thunderbirds Honor Las Vegas Healthcare Workers and First Responders
On Saturday, April 11, 2020, five of the six F-16 Viper aircraft of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team honored Las Vegas’ healthcare workers and first responders fighting COVID-19. The flight also included two chase planes to provide...
Air Force One and Marine One – About VIP Transport
Air Force One and Marine One - Two different mission capabilities working together for one common goal: to conveniently transport the President of the United States safely and securely. Each platform is the best in the world at what they do. VH-60N is a modified UH-60...