by Lee Cloer | May 17, 2019 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
In the new jet era following WWII, America needed to upgrade its bomber fleet from turboprop aircraft like the B-36 Peacemaker to faster, jet engine powered aircraft. The B-47 Stratojet and B-52 Stratofortress both met the need for higher altitude and speed to get...
by Lee Cloer | May 3, 2019 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
Jet engines are highly complicated instruments that propel an aircraft to very high speeds. When it comes to raw power, nothing is quite like a jet engine. We have shared a video in a past Jet Friday that explains how a jet engine works. The typical turbofan of a jet...
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 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...
