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 | Dec 4, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering
In 1961 during the beginning of the American Civil War, Thaddeus Lowe held a demonstration of a balloon’s ability to carry a man above the battlefield and telegraph enemy troop movements and direct artillery fire. President Lincoln was present for one...
by Lee Cloer | Nov 2, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering
The whop-whop-whop of helicopter blades breaks the night silence. Suddenly, two AH-6M Little Birds and two MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters pop up just over the low ridgeline and sink back down toward the valley trying to stay undetected. The flight is part of the Army’s...
by Lee Cloer | Jun 20, 2018 | General Interest
The 1960s was a time of great achievement in aviation. From the first weather satellite launching in 1960 to the first human walking on the moon in 1969, the Sixties was a time that saw many great advances in flight as well as some tragedies along the way. The decade...
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...
