Before the days of modern heavy-lift aircraft, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter revolutionized military air transport. Fast, ...

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It was the first time in the world that Boeing 737s were converted into dedicated aerial firefighting aircraft.

This 1979 Skywagon has 7,153 hours on the airframe, 512 hours since overhaul on its Continental IO-550 engine, and 1,023 ...

It is being replaced by the MV-22 Osprey and the heavy lift mission ... With 36 aircraft currently still in inventory, the CH-53D is now considered a medium–lift helicopter.

Embraer aims to significantly expand its civilian aerospace presence in Poland, saying it is considering establishing an ...

1382 km The MH-47 Chinook and its “E,” “D” and “G” variants are the primary heavy lift transport helicopters for the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

According to Boeing, the Block II Chinook extended range aircraft is “the next generation of heavy-lift, and multi-mission helicopter.” The Block II features “an advanced digital cockpit ...

Recent training operations in the Canadian Arctic saw the New York Air National Guard's unique fleet of Lockheed Martin ...

The Pentagon has authorized the Lockheed Martin subsidiary to start purchasing long-lead time materials in anticipation of full-rate production of heavy-lift transport helicopters. The U.S. Dept. of ...

Russian soldiers have found a novel way to get around their lack of heavy-lift drones ... defence thinktank RUSI noted that in some places military cooks even prepare fresh food which is flown ...