Clearly visible in the photo is the structural modification to the CMV-22B, the enlarged fuel tank extensions to the forward portion…
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- Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
USS Gerald R. Ford AAG cleared to recover all “props and jets”
by Dario LeoneThe latest Aircraft Recovery Bulletin by the U.S. Navy enables propeller aircraft: C-2A Greyhound, E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, and…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. Navy recovers C-2A that fatally crashed in 2017 from 3 Miles Underwater
by Dario LeoneThe C-2A was recovered from near its crash site about 500 miles from Okinawa in late May. On May 21, 2019…
Work is expected to be completed in October 2023 The U.S. Navy has given the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office a…
- Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
C-2, E-2 completed Advanced Arresting Gear performance testing
by Dario LeoneThe testing supports the Navy’s development of a propeller Aircraft Recovery Bulletin, which is a prerequisite for arresting propeller aircraft aboard…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. Navy accelerating sunset of C-2 and deployment of CMV-22B
by Dario Leone“The C-2 aircraft are 30 years old and were nowhere near where we want it to be in terms of operational…
- Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Advanced Arresting Gear begins next round of aircraft testing with recovery of C-2 and E-2 aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe testing is to ensure that the Advanced Arresting Gear can support the full USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) air…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
C-130 ABOARD: HOW THE HERCULES BECAME THE BIGGEST AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER
by Dario LeoneAlthough the testing set an unbreakable record for the largest and heaviest plane to land on a ship, the C-130 was…
- Military Aviation
JAPAN TO RECEIVE ITS FIRST V-22 OSPREY TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFT IN SEPTEMBER
by Dario LeoneJapan ordered the Osprey back in 2014 and will take delivery of 17 aircraft The first V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor for Japan…
