by Lee Cloer | Apr 8, 2019 | General Interest
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, a favorite aircraft of the U.S. ground combat troops engaged in combat, can stall an enemy’s attack by just flying over or near the battlefield. The bbrrrrrrrrrt! sound of the A-10’s 30mm Gatling cannon can instill confidence in the troops and...
by Lee Cloer | Mar 13, 2019 | General Interest
The F-18 Super Hornet is a very powerful, carrier-capable aircraft that serves the United States Navy around the world. As part of a carrier wing, an F/A-18E/F Super Hornets would be one of 80 plus fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft stationed on a Nimitz class...
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 | Oct 15, 2018 | General Interest
Eager to get into the sky, a young man’s infatuation with flight carries him to a small field of the Philadelphia Naval Yard. He runs up and down the makeshift airstrip trying to get his small aircraft he rented for $25 a month, off the ground. The closest he gets is...
by Lee Cloer | Aug 14, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering
The F-4 Phantom was born out of what McDonnell Aircraft determined was a need to get the U.S. Navy a superior attack fighter. In 1953, McDonnell began by redesigning their F-3H Demon, one of the Navy’s carrier-based fighter aircraft at that time, to have better...
