High wing cantilevered monoplane with monocoque fuselage, fixed landing gear, ground adjustable propeller. Flying this specially modified Lockheed 5C Vega, famed aviator Wiley …

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This early full-pressure suit is the direct ancestor of full-pressure suits used on the X-15 research airplane and manned space voyages. The Winnie Mae, its jettisonable landing gear, and …

In early 1934, Wiley Post started modifying the Winnie May for high-altitude long-distance flights, supercharging the engine and adding jettisonable landing gear as well as a skid to land on, …

14 hours ago · The first, Norway, has been working through the Norwegian defense company Kongsberg to supply the F-35's vertical leading edges, air-to-air pylons, and landing-gear …

The -5 also introduced a boundary layer control splitter plate inside the air intake. The landing light was relocated from the nose to the nosewheel landing gear strut. Later, the initial production P …

One of the last modifications was a set of jettisonable landing gear. Freed of the weight, and drag, the Winnie's performance was greatly increased. They installed a keel (belly) skid, made of a …

Designed as a land-based aircraft, the Neptune never made a carrier landing, but a small number were converted and deployed as carrier-launched (using JATO assist), stop-gap nuclear …

Sep 27, 2023 · Adopting his new flight suit, he flew the Winnie Mae at an altitude of over 30,000 feet. The plane was fitted with a supercharger and jettisonable landing gear, taking off from …

Jan 17, 2025 · Additionally, the cockpit doors and cargo cabin windows are jettisonable, and the landing gear, along with pilot and troop seats, absorb crash energy of up to 11.9 metres per …