by Lee Cloer | May 21, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering |
A United States P-3 Orion is on a routine patrol over an area of the eastern Pacific west of Costa Rica in international airspace. Its mission is to search for, locate, and track a narco submarine used by cartels out Central and South America. Once located, it will...
by Stan Stark | May 15, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering |
High power tube-driven Mechanically Scanned Antenna (MESA) RADARs ruled the skies for decades. They were the backbone of the weapon systems on board the F-16, F-15, F-18, and were produced by the thousands. But where have they gone and why? Have Actively and Passively...
by Lee Cloer | Apr 16, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering |
An aircraft cockpit instruments include altimeters that show the aircraft’s altitude above sea-level, indicators that provide airspeed and attitude (artificial horizon) that display the plane’s relation to the horizon, and an attitude indicator that lets a pilot know...
by Lee Cloer | Feb 22, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering |
A fighter pilot is flying their jet on a routine patrol over a canopy of a tropical forest. There has not been a report of enemy aircraft operating in his area of operations in over a month. Suddenly, an alert pops up with a blip on a screen alerting him to a mobile...
by Lee Cloer | Feb 20, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering, Video |
The CH-53 Sea Stallion has served the U.S. military as its heavy-lift helicopter since 1966. Through the last five decades, it has seen many upgrades to its carrying ability and performance. The CH-53 has transported personnel and carried heavy cargo from Vietnam...
