Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...
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The US Military's Last Propeller-Driven Fighter Plane Was A Star In Vietnam
Initially, it was idealized as a dive and torpedo bomber, but the end of the war changed America's plans for the new aircraft. The A-1 was first introduced to the U.S. military in 1946 ...
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Somehow, The F-35 Lighting II is Getting Even Better
Testing was conducted by “NAWCAD federal government engineers, testers, and military test pilots ... could safely refuel the aircraft with its upgraded NP2000 propeller system.” ...
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World War II Aircraft
The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...
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Air Force revives Skyraider name for new light attack aircraft
The propeller operation allows the aircraft maximum maneuverability ... government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written ...
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Hawker Sea Fury: The Royal Navy’s Last Prop-Driven Fighter Plane
The Sea Fury is one of the only two prop-driven fighters to manage to shoot ... and accordingly, a number of military history milestones either will mark or already have marked their own eightieth ...