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 | Feb 22, 2019 | General Interest
What’s In A (Nick)Name? What’s in a nickname? If you had a chance to give yourself a nickname what would it be? Would your nickname be a result of shortening your given name? For instance, Abby may be short for Abilene, Cal for Calvin, Annie for Anastasia, or...
by Lee Cloer | Feb 1, 2019 | General Interest
The 1970s – The Vietnam War would end but the Cold War continued the chess match between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was the decade when the F-18 Hornet, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15 Eagle, and the F-14 Tomcat would enter service. Today, all but the...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 26, 2018 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
How hard is it to negotiate a carrier landing? It’s a precision dance between pilot, plane, and ship that takes lots of practice. As a pilot approaches the deck, they must make many minor adjustments to get the aircraft in line with a constantly moving target....
by Lee Cloer | Oct 24, 2018 | General Interest
In the Beginning – WWII During WWII, both the British and Germans were able to capture each other’s aircraft by various means. Both sides would use these captured aircraft to train their own pilots on the weakness and strengths of the platforms they would...