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F-35B Conducts First Night Time Vertical Landing
An F-35B Lightning II completed the first short takeoff and vertical landing during a test mission at night to expand the flight envelope and deliver capability to the warfighter.
Marine Corps test pilot Maj. C.R. Clift conducted the flight April… Continue reading
Airbus corporate jet is exhibited in Australia for first time
Highlights widest and tallest cabin of any business jet
An Airbus corporate jet is being exhibited in Australia for the first time, giving potential customers the opportunity to experience the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet.
The aircraft,… Continue reading
Polish AF flies in Red Flag for first time
by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf Red Flag-Alaska Public Affairs
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFNS) — They boarded a C-130 Hercules and made the flight across the Atlantic Ocean to a place where the local language isn’t their own native… Continue reading
Airbus to exhibit corporate jet for first time in India
ACJ318 on display has widest and tallest cabin of any bizjet
An Airbus ACJ318, the corporate jet version of the A318 airliner, will be the highlight of the company’s presence at the Hyderabad show, marking the first time that any… Continue reading
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Touches Down in Africa for First Time
- Africa is second continent on Boeing’s six-month 787 Dream Tour
- Airplane scheduled to visit Ethiopia and Kenya during Africa portion of tour
Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner touched down in Ethiopia’s capital today to kick off the Africa… Continue reading
•PurePower® PW1000G Geared Turbofan™ Engine Named to TIME Magazine’s ‘50 Best Inventions of 2011’
TIME Magazine has named Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® PW1000G engine as one of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2011,” describing it as “the most important development in aviation in 2011.” Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp (NYSE:UTX) company.… Continue reading
Catapult launches F-35C for the first time
The F-35C completed its first steam catapult launch July 27 marking another milestone toward initial ship trials in 2013.
Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch and Recovery Equipment) Brandon Barr used a TC-13 Mod 2 test steam catapult, representative of current… Continue reading
Space shuttle leaves space station for last time
A space shuttle left the International Space Station for the very last time Tuesday, heading home to end the 30-year run of a vessel that kept U.S. astronauts flying to and from orbit longer than any other rocketship.
Atlantis slipped… Continue reading
GE Aviation Study Shows Millions in Savings for Airlines, Reduced Flight Time for Travelers
Airlines could save at least $65.6 million annually while slashing carbon emissions and cutting flight times by implementing new flight paths at 46 mid-size airports across the U.S., according to study results released today by GE Aviation. The findings of… Continue reading
Baltic Aviation Academy Approved to Provide Zero Flight Time Training
Aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy (Lithuania) expanded its capability list by introducing Zero Flight Time Training program (ZFTT), enabling base training program, carried out in an actual aircraft, be conducted in the full flight simulator. Baltic Aviation… Continue reading
Airbus Military A400M drops paratroopers for the first time
The Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has dropped paratroopers for the first time in a successful demonstration of one of its key roles.
Six freefall paratroopers made jumps from aircraft Grizzly Three in separate passes from 6,000ft at the th… Continue reading
SECOND GULFSTREAM G650 FLIES FOR FIRST TIME
SAVANNAH, Ga., February 26, 2010 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that a second ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650 has completed its first flight.
The second test article — known… Continue reading