The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was a twin-boom twin-tail military ... were transferred to the South Vietnamese Air Force. Military cargo aircraft are crucial to supply lines and play a pivotal ...

The de Havilland DH100 Vampire, a British fighter jet developed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company, was the second ...

Services: USAF Propulsion: CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines Speed: 530 mph Range: 1,500 miles Crew: Three (pilot, co-pilot and boom ... The Air Force inventory of 732 aircraft ...

As if a hypersonic executive aircraft ... “Low-boom” means that travelers “fly at supersonic speeds without generating disruptive booms for those on the ground,” Air Force Materiel Command ...

The U.S. Air Force has suspended all deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers after cracks were discovered on two of four new aircraft. The USAF is assessing its entire fleet to ...

With its twin-engine, twin-boom design ... and later with the Fifth Air Force. It was finally retired in 1954 – yet, it remains a notable aircraft despite its brief service.

The Extender is based on the civilian DC-10 commercial aircraft and has been in service with the U.S. Air Force since 1981 ... an advanced aerial refueling boom, or a hose and drogue centerline ...

Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force uses a flying boom system, where a long, thin tube extends from the tanker into a receptacle on ...

American, United and Japan airlines have agreements to purchase Boom aircraft for their fleets. The company is also developing a custom Overture for the U.S. Air Force. Boom said it could begin ...