Citação de: "Crypter"Ou eu muito me engano ou hoje, por volta das 13h, passou um destes por cima da minha cabeça no PortoAlguém consegue confirmar se aterrou algum no Sá Carneiro?Ao qur vi, foi um do UK.
Ou eu muito me engano ou hoje, por volta das 13h, passou um destes por cima da minha cabeça no PortoAlguém consegue confirmar se aterrou algum no Sá Carneiro?
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WASHINGTON — The Rolls-Royce Series 3.5 engine upgrade completed its first successful live flight aboard a US government aircraft, a milestone the company hopes will convince customers to jump onboard the upgrade program.The engine upgrade is targeting the world-wide fleet of C-130H and P-3 models, which use the T56 engine developed by Rolls.The flight occurred June 3 aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) P-3 "Hurricane Hunter" surveillance aircraft. NOAA signed on as the first customer for the program in November 2013.The flight, out of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, went exceptionally well, according to Tom Hartmann, Rolls' senior vice president for customer business.As part of the test, the P-3 was able to reach 30,000 feet and cruise at 200 knots on a 90 degree day, while showing a 12 percent fuel savings over the pre-modified engines.That's larger than the 7.9 percent fuel savings Rolls has been guaranteeing as part of the 3.5 upgrade package, Hartmann noted.http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/support/2015/06/13/rolls-royce-engine-upgrades-pass-first-flight/71131672/
US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers deployed to RAF Fairford, UK, used inert MK-62 Strike Mines with MK-15 tail fins to train and test the aircrew's ability to precisely drop munitions into a target zone during Baltop exercise. (...) The B-52 used the bombs to simulate a mission against ships supporting a naval invasion near Ravlunda, Sweden , on the Baltic Sea. (...)
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO), the agency tasked with performing non-partisan research for Congress, released a new report on 25 June questioning some of the cost savings outlined by the US Air Force in its plans to retire the A-10 aircraft.The report, requested by Congress as part of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, found that some of the claims of savings seemed to be poorly based, and that desire for a fifth-generation fighter, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), may have taken priority in the services assessment."Our analysis found that the air force's estimated savings are incomplete and may overstate or understate the actual figure," the report said.
The first US Air Force (USAF) Theatre Security Package (TSP) to be deployed to Europe has returned home after a six-month tour of the continent, the service disclosed on 31 July.The 14 Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft from the 355th Fighter Wing that first arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base in February have now returned to their home station at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) in Arizona.During their stay in Europe, the jets were forward-deployed to various locations in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states for joint training and to reassure NATO allies that were nervous as to the intentions of Russian president Vladimir Putin in light of the continuing crisis in Ukraine.The deployment, which included about 300 personnel, was conducted under the auspices of Operation 'Atlantic Resolve'. Although the A-10s have returned to the United States, another TSP comprising 12 Air National Guard Boeing F-15C Eagle fighters remains in Europe, and other TSPs are set to be rotated over the coming months.In announcing the departure of the A-10s from Europe, the USAF posted an article on its website entitled, 'Nine reasons we love the A-10 European TSP'. This glowing piece on the merits of the A-10 is somewhat surprising given the services efforts to divest itself of the type as it looks to save money and resources ahead of the introduction into service of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.The air force has faced stiff opposition from US lawmakers in its attempts to retire the aircraft, with the wrangling becoming heated and bitter. Indeed, some commentators have accused the air force of effectively 'sabotaging' the A-10 with some of its efforts to have the jet axed.It is interesting to note, therefore, that there still appears to be a strong level of support for the aircraft from within the service's own ranks at a time when the top brass appears to want shot of it, as demonstrated by the article on the air force's website and the high praise coming out of the Middle East of its continued performance against Islamic State.Even so, given the USAF's singular determination to retire the A-10 from its inventory, it appears increasingly unlikely that the venerable Warthog will be seen in the skies over Europe again.
A Lockheed Martin entregou mais um C-5M Super Galaxy à USAF no dia 5 de agosto.Uma tripulação da Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) levou o avião das instalações da Lockheed Martin para a Travis Air Force Base, em Fairfield, California, onde ficará baseado. Ele é o 12o. Super Galaxy designado para Travis.A aeronave (U. S. Air Force serial number 86-0026) foi originalmente entregue à USAF em junho de 1988 e registrou aproximadamente 20.230 horas de voo em sua carreira. Este C-5M foi entregue mais de 6 semanas à frente do cronograma estipulado em contrato.
The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft will return to Europe in the next few months, the US Air Force (USAF) confirmed on 11 August.In total, 12 A-10s from the 23rd Wing will deploy from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, to Europe as part of a Theatre Security Package (TSP) in support of NATO's 'Operation Atlantic Resolve'.Dates and locations for the deployment were not confirmed by the USAF, which noted that they would be deployed "this fall" and "to locations in central and eastern European NATO countries". It added, "these A-10s will conduct training alongside NATO allies and partners to strengthen interoperability and to demonstrate US commitment to the security and stability of Europe."The alliance introduced Operation Atlantic Resolve following the Ukraine crisis in order to reassure NATO's eastern European members that had been made nervous of Russia's intentions.
