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On Oct. 12, 2020 with only about two-thirds prop torque and engine power, the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant achieved 211 knots straight…
Stewart Smith had the opportunity to fly his brother Isaac Smith in the Apache, a two seater aircraft. Chief Warrant Officer…
The three weapons tested were: the GAU-2, a 7.62mm gatling gun, the GAU-18, a .50 caliber legacy machine gun and the…
Although the pilot (as well as the whole crew) showed impressive skill in flying his Sea Knight helicopter, we can’t imagine…
‘On popular request’: what’s the story about ‘Iraqi Mi-24 shot down an Iranian F-4’ – and then using an AT-4 or…
‘Every time, we met US Army soldiers, they got jealous: “My daddy flew on one of these in Vietnam!”,’ Roland Bartetzko,…
When coupled with the Apache’s unique system of sensors approach, Longbow Fire Control Radar gives aircrews the capability to scan large…
On Jul. 29, 2020, Lockheed Martin and the Sikorsky and Boeing Team demonstrated Future Vertical Lift aircraft in action, showing how…
“The aircraft performed flawlessly during the testing and met all of the program objectives,” John Biscaino, Sikorsky’s test pilot. Approximately 3,000…
The empty weight of the CH-37 was 20,800 pounds and the maximum takeoff weight was 31,000 pounds. This gave a useful…
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