by Lee Cloer | Apr 5, 2019 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
An all black, single-engine aircraft soars through the sky above 70,000 feet. It’s at the edge of space, 13 miles above sea level, so without radar, it will likely go unnoticed by anyone on the ground below. It is flying over an undisclosed region of the world...
by Lee Cloer | Mar 15, 2019 | General Interest, Jet Fridays
A B-29 Superfortress cruises over the Mojave Desert. The heavy bomber is not on a training mission, but rather participating in an event that will shape the future of flight. Strapped to the bottom of the Superfortress is a rocket-powered experimental aircraft and...
by Lee Cloer | Mar 8, 2019 | General Interest, Jet Fridays
On Friday, March 8, 2019, the Marine Corps will hold a deactivation ceremony for the final squadron flying the EA-6B Prowler. Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2, the first Marine Corps squadron to transition from the EA-6A Electric Intruder to the Prowler...
by Lee Cloer | Jan 11, 2019 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
The C-17 Globemaster III is the workhorse of the U.S. Air Force. It’s not the flashy multi-role F-16 or the low-flying close-air-support A-10. But these big cargo and troop transports put in the work every day, keeping the U.S. military operating around the...
by Lee Cloer | Dec 14, 2018 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
Jet aircraft and seawater don’t mix, unless those engines are part of a prototype seaplane designed to be a strategic bomber. Even then, those engines still need to be set high enough on the fuselage of the flying boat to keep spray out of the intakes. In the 1950s,...
