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Northrop-Grumman With Inside Track on Next-Gen Bomber?
At a cool (and covert) $2B, N-G’s Integrated Technology division has been funded to build a demonstrator which may be a twin-engine aircraft resembling an X-47B according to this AW&ST article released today. There is some discussion that an extended range, unmanned bomber will follow based on knowledge gained from the secret-demonstrator, but that runs…
Flightdeck Friday – Vought V-173/XF5U-1 "Flying Flapjack"
(ed: BTW, huge props to Vought for their heritage site from whence most of these photos were sourced and double props since they are refurbishing the V-173 at the Vought facility in Gran Prarie, Tx. (Thanks for the heads-up Tommy!) ) June, 1947. Navy Day. Bathers along the beaches lining Long Island Sound look aloft…
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USNI: Taking Back Our Institution — Guest Post (CDR Turk)
Guest post tonight folks from CDR Turk; read, think, write – debate. See also the Navy Times article, our work is far from over. Keep the faith – SJS The revolt of the USNI members against the ballot initiative to change the mission statement of the Institute has had an effect. It is interesting to…
An Open Letter to “The 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation Foundation”
Re: “The History of Naval Aviation Timeline” To Whom it May Concern: When I discovered through the website of a fellow retired Naval Aviator (www.neptunuslex.com) that your organization had posted a timeline covering the 100 years of naval aviation, with great anticipation I immediately jumped over to see for myself — and frankly, was sorely…
Australia Picks Spanish Design over US for New AAW Destroyer
Continuing the woes of the US shipbuilding industry is the latest example of its inability to compete from a price/schedule standpoint internationally. The Australians announced yesterday that they were selecting a Spanish design for the F100:
Flightdeck Friday: Vought F6U Pirate
Certain pairings, on the surface, seem to be made for each other – Bogie & Bacall, rum & Coke ®, etc. But balsa wood and afterburners? Almost seems counter-intuitive. This weeks feature is the Vought F6U Pirate, the Navy’s first composite-built and afterburner fighter. By 1944 it was apparent from the reports being returned from…