Stealth aircraft

than eleven years old" (SparkNotes. "World War I (1914-1919)". http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/ww1/section5.rhtml. Accessed April 24, 2016.). WWI was one of the first instances in warfare where aircraft was used, in the early stages of WWI, the military strategists realized that aircraft could be useful for reconnaissance and could spy on their enemies with the use of reconnaissance planes. In WWI, carpet bombing was a new strategy of war and was used very…

A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. Red Tails, the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. The Tuskegee airmen once shot down three German jets in a single day. (according to movie review summary) On March 24, 1944, a fleet of P-51 Mustangs led by Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, commander of the Tuskegee airmen, set out on the longest…

The Night Witches where a group of all female bomber pilots. They ranged in age from late teens to early twenties. This group made the Soviet Union the first nation to allow women to fly combat missions for the war efforts. The name “Night Witches” is a nickname that was given to them by the Nazi soldiers. This nickname was due to the fact that when they went near their target they would cut off their plane engines, the only sound heard was the “swooshing” of the planes; similar to that of a…

Born from the merger, on July 2000, of the French company Aerospatiale Matra, its German competitor DASA and its Spanish pair CASA, the group has managed to develop a strong expertise in a large range of complementary businesses, such as commercial aircraft, military and defence equipment, helicopters, communication systems, missiles, satellites and related services. Reorganised in January 2014, the group is composed of three divisions: Airbus, Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), and…

sucked into the engine air intakes during takeoffs and landings, thanks to its engines and their air intakes being mounted far from the surface of the runway. In addition to its robust structure and tough landing gear, this makes A-10 the perfect aircraft to deploy in such a location. As the long abandoned airfield had no control tower, lightning or runway markings anymore, the deployment was supported by a Combat Controllers (CCT) team from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, which…

POSITION PAPER ON POSTPONING THE RETIREMENT OF THE A-10 1. The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is currently the only close air support (CAS) dedicated aircraft in the United States (US) inventory.1 The A-10 was the first airframe which was designed specifically for the role of CAS and is a simple aircraft to maintain.2 The US Air Force (USAF) has effectively employed the A-10 in a variety of combat applications since its first flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) in the fall…

The Effects of Jet Aircraft On Maritime Warfare A dawning of a new age in maritime warfare was brought upon the world when the jet aircraft entered the battlefield of the open seas. The development of a faster, deadlier, and more effective type of aircraft led to jet aircraft ruling the skies; Also many profound effects have stemmed off as reactors. Jet aircraft had effects on maritime warfare by the secondary technology advancements it caused, new strategy and tactics, and foreign policy of…

Sensation and Perception chapter 5 page 154. This chapter talks about how we humans feel pain, see, hear, taste, smell, touch, and how these sensations effect our very day lives. The evolution in humans has developed to acquire certain characteristics that people need to survive. Humans need sensations to be able to understand what can hurt them, or what stimulates them to react. This term sensation relates to me the most because without the ability to register and understand what is going on…

know what aircraft is coming, but it just needs to get here fast. Now what would you want to have your back in a situation like that? A stealth fighter or a jet nicked named the warthog? Make your chose after you read this and remember that is a real scenario. Among the air force and the government there has been a lot of talk about retiring the A-10 thunderbolts II and F-35 lighting’s II replacing…

This case study discusses in great detail the December 29th, 2010, incident involving American Airlines flight 2253. This aircraft is a Boeing 757-200 with the registered tail number of N668AA. Upon landing, this large commercial airliner ran off the departure end of runway 19 and came to a gentle stop in deep snow at Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The occupants were not injured, and the airplane sustained minor damage (NTSB, 2010). The subsequent accident investigation…