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Hornet: Air Force News 1981

Hornet: Air Force News 1981

Reasons why the F/A-18 was chosen If our force is called upon to defend this country or its interest, it may have to do so alone, not as part of...

Hornet: Air Force News 1981

Reasons why the F/A-18 was chosen If our force is called upon to defend this country or its interest, it may have to do so alone, not as part of...

NASA on F404 in 1990

NASA on F404 in 1990

  Introduction  The determination of in-flight thrust is important to any aircraft performance analysis. Because the direct measurement of thrust and drag in flight is not feasible, various methods have been...

NASA on F404 in 1990

  Introduction  The determination of in-flight thrust is important to any aircraft performance analysis. Because the direct measurement of thrust and drag in flight is not feasible, various methods have been...

Allison V-1710 & Kittyhawks

Allison V-1710 & Kittyhawks

Allison V-1710 engine In early 1930s, Allison Engine Company manager N. H. Gilman sketched a design for a 559 kW (750-hp), 12-cylinder engine that would incorporate high-temperature glycol cooling and...

Allison V-1710 & Kittyhawks

Allison V-1710 engine In early 1930s, Allison Engine Company manager N. H. Gilman sketched a design for a 559 kW (750-hp), 12-cylinder engine that would incorporate high-temperature glycol cooling and...

World War II astro Theory exam papers for use with pilot watch

World War II RAAF Astro Theory exam

3 Air Observers school Port Pirie S.A No. 40 Navigators Course: Astro Theory 1. Draw a figure to some convenient scale a) On the plane of the Observers Celestial Horizon b) On...

World War II RAAF Astro Theory exam

3 Air Observers school Port Pirie S.A No. 40 Navigators Course: Astro Theory 1. Draw a figure to some convenient scale a) On the plane of the Observers Celestial Horizon b) On...

View of a RAAF Hercules C-130H from the view of the cargo hold of another military transport aircraft

The legend: Hercules C-130

Few aircraft have achieved the same legendary status as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The Air Force’s association with the Hercules began in December of 1958 when the first of twelve...

The legend: Hercules C-130

Few aircraft have achieved the same legendary status as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The Air Force’s association with the Hercules began in December of 1958 when the first of twelve...

RAAF F/A-18 Hornet jet fighter

Video: Iconic Aircraft Classic Hornet

The Aviator Mk II watch comes giftboxed with a keyring made from F/A-18A A21-001.  Click here to view the Official Air Force 2021 timepiece collection

Video: Iconic Aircraft Classic Hornet

The Aviator Mk II watch comes giftboxed with a keyring made from F/A-18A A21-001.  Click here to view the Official Air Force 2021 timepiece collection