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Navy to Explore Resurrecting the F-14 Tomcat to Replace the F-35
The Ready Room

Navy to Explore Resurrecting the F-14 Tomcat to Replace the F-35

Under condition of anonymity, a senior-level official with the Navy has informed TACAIRNET that the service intends on bringing the … Continue reading Navy to Explore Resurrecting the F-14 Tomcat to Replace the F-35

Dropping a Fully-Loaded Super Hornet 20 Feet
The Ready Room

Dropping a Fully-Loaded Super Hornet 20 Feet

Aircraft designed to operate from the decks of seagoing aircraft carriers need to have extremely resilient landing gear, allowing them … Continue reading Dropping a Fully-Loaded Super Hornet 20 Feet

The Royal Navy Plans on Landing Their F-35Bs at Sea, Soviet-Style
The Hangar

The Royal Navy Plans on Landing Their F-35Bs at Sea, Soviet-Style

Ordinarily, fixed wing aircraft require the use of a tailhook and arresting three/four arresting cables to safely come to a … Continue reading The Royal Navy Plans on Landing Their F-35Bs at Sea, Soviet-Style

Look, Ma!! No Hook!!!
In History

Look, Ma!! No Hook!!!

The C-130 has been the workhorse of cargo aircraft for the the Marines and the Air Force since it entered … Continue reading Look, Ma!! No Hook!!!

A Quick Visual Primer to Every American Aircraft Carrier Class of the Past 97 Years
Vultures Row

A Quick Visual Primer to Every American Aircraft Carrier Class of the Past 97 Years

The Naval History & Heritage Command put together this awesome and simple graphic that demonstrates the evolutionary history of American … Continue reading A Quick Visual Primer to Every American Aircraft Carrier Class of the Past 97 Years

Tomcat’s First Ride
In History, Vultures Row

Tomcat’s First Ride

Mid-September 1974 would see yet another WESTPAC combat deployment for the already-battle hardened USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), the first nuclear-powered aircraft … Continue reading Tomcat’s First Ride

“Be quick, be quiet, and be on time.”
The Ready Room

“Be quick, be quiet, and be on time.”

Earlier this week, we shared a picture from Lockheed Martin’s publicity page on our Facebook page. Each and every one … Continue reading “Be quick, be quiet, and be on time.”

Tigers, Dives and 20 mm Cannons
In History

Tigers, Dives and 20 mm Cannons

On Friday the 21st, 1956, one of Grumman’s in-house test pilots, Thomas W. Attridge Jr. climed into a borrowed Navy … Continue reading Tigers, Dives and 20 mm Cannons

XFV-12
The Hangar

XFV-12

Here’s a riddle for you: It starts like a Skyhawk, turns into a Phantom and finishes off like a Starship. … Continue reading XFV-12

303B
The Hangar, The Ready Room

303B

This is a post from a while ago that somehow never made it onto the website for our FoldingWing Friday theme, which is … Continue reading 303B

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