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The Air Force Once Considered Using Tracks on Landing Gear
The U.S. Air Force had little success in replacing tires with tank-style tracks as landing gear on various aircraft during ...
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
Its maximum payload, 8,000 pounds, was more than any other US bomber could carry. When it rolled down the runway on its tricycle landing gear — a new design feature for bombers — its takeoff ...
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Air Industries Group Secures Two Contracts worth $1.5 Million for Landing Gear Components for the USAF B1-B Lancer Bomber and F-16 Fighting Falcon
today announced that it has received two contracts worth approximately $1.5 million for landing gear components for both the US Air Force B1-B Lancer bomber and the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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B-47 'Stratojet': The Bomber Built to Hit Russia with Nukes in a War
A slew of U.S. bomber aircraft have transcended the military community to become iconic weapons of war in the eyes of the general public. The stable of World War II bombers, for example ...