Super Hercules

Tactical Airlift Ops, Canadian Style: TACAIRNET Flies with 436 Squadron of the RCAF

May 4, 2017 // 1 Comment

It’s just after lunch on a cold, dreary Wednesday in Eastern Ontario, Canada. A pristine lake with mist settled above the waters sits quietly, surrounded by [read more...]

The Brazilian KC-390 Generates More Interest in Europe

May 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

To fulfill their logistics and transportation needs, the Swedish Air Force currently operates a small fleet of C-130H Hercules medium-lift aircraft, which they first received [read more...]

111 Years Ago Today: Man’s First Powered Flight.

by tomdemerly in In History

By Tom Demerly for Alert 5. It is equipped with side stick controls like an F-16 Fighting Falcon. It uses an advanced, “mission adaptive” wing that has no seams at the control surfaces. The wing is so unique its design is protected under U.S. patent 821,393. The entire wing changes shape to control the roll axis of the aircraft. Like many [read more...]