In one impressive display of aerial ... refueling mid-air from a KC-130T Hercules tanker simultaneously. The mission, which involved the airlifting of the inoperable F-35C airframe, CF-1, by the ...

It is being replaced by the MV-22 Osprey and the heavy lift mission has been taken over by the more capable, three-engine CH-53E Super Stallion ... and an aerial observer, a load of 38 troops ...

Load: 55 troops or 32,000 lbs. The MH-53E Sea Dragon is the U.S. Navy’s primary aerial mine countermeasures aircraft. A variant of the CH-53 Sea Stallion, the MH-53E is heavier and has a greater ...

This week Naval Diplomat pal Commander Greg Knepper, a naval aviator and fellow at the Brookings Institution, bellows forth a cri de coeur on behalf of aerial refueling. Unglamorous? Maybe.

Presently, two aerial refueling methods are practiced. One method uses a hose-drogue-probe assembly for the delivery of fuel. Alternatively, probe-drogue refueling (PDR) involves coupling a probe on a ...

The helicopter was a CH-53E Super Stallion and it was carrying five Marines on board. Video from a 2023 US Marine air show shows CH-53E models flying. Eric Adams is charged with five counts of ...

MC-130J Commando II Crews Honored for Historic Aerial Refueling Mission During Contingency Operation. Two MC-130J Commando II crews from the 9th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force ...

Notably, LMT’s CH-53K King Stallion builds on Sikorsky’s legacy, following the success of earlier models such as the CH-53A, CH-53D/G and CH-53E. Designed for modern combat and shipboard ...

September 2024 If you’re an aspiring aerial photographer or videographer, drones are your ticket to the sky. These cheap, lightweight marvels provide perspectives that you’d otherwise be able ...

To access most radio services you need an aerial. These can vary between built-in, indoor and external and they are different depending on the platform. This guide gives a simple overview of the ...