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Military Aircraft
Military aircraft play a large part in warfare and defense. Ask questions about all military aircraft, from the WW1 era to the modern day 5th generation fighters.
901 Questions
What new weapons were introduced in World War 1?
Aircraft carriers
Aircraft
Airships
Machine guns
Sub-machine gun
Howitzer
Tank
Q-ship
Dreadnaught-type battleships
Battlecruisers
Torpedo-boat destroyers
Submarines
Incendiary ammunition
Aerial bombs
Poison gas
Wireless
Who made the first stealth bomber?
Germany made them first.
AnswerThe first stealth bomber was probably the de Havilland Mosquito, a fast, twin-engine, multipurpose WW2 aeroplane, made almost entirely of wood which made it difficult to pick up on radar.
What kind of good is seeing squadron of military jets flying overhead?
Peace of mind
ANS 2 - If you live in a free country, where you don't have to be careful what you say or do, - if you can criticise authority and get away with it, - if you can live without fear of being hauled away for being a dissident - the men flying those planes were some of the people who bought you this freedom.
How are fuselage station numbers measured?
Fuselage station numbers are measured based upon distance, in inches, from the Reference Datum.
What is the price of American jet fighters?
A F-22 raptor will set you back about US$65 billion. That's about 1,300,000 Corvettes!!
Why has there been a Sea King helicopter flying low over Burlington and Hamilton Ontario?
Flying truck tire killed woman on qew near maple view mall
What is the name of the fastest plane in the world?
The Falcon HTV-2, the fastest plane ever built. It would get from London to Sydney in less than an hour, while withstanding temperatures of almost 2,000C, hotter than the melting point of steel.
The US Defence Advance Research Projects Agency will launch the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 on the back of a rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. If all goes to plan, engineers will launch the Falcon HTV-2 to the edge of space, before detaching the plane and guiding it on a hypersonic flight that will reach speeds of 13,000mph (about 20 times the speed of sound) on its return to Earth.
Why does a spitfire have more than one colour?
It is painted in more than one colour for camouflage purposes.
Is it true that the F-14 is the only US military aircraft never shot down in combat?
One was lost during Operation Desert Storm (January-February 1991).
Does the USMC use UH-60 Black hawks?
The Navy does, but the Marine Corps still uses twin engined variants of the UH-1 Iroquois. The latest model developed was the UH-1Z.
What were the A-11 and A-12 versions of the SR-71?
The A-11 and A-12 were not "versions" of the SR-71. They were the last of a series of designs for a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft developed at Lockheed under the direction of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The A series of designs was meant to produce an aircraft to replace the aging U-2. The A-12, last of the series, was the only one to reach the production stage. It was the precursor of the SR-71.
No. The Zero was quite a bit faster due to its lower weight (it had very little armour plate).
How does the Air force transport fighter jets?
The Airfore either stations tankers at certain points along the route to refuel fighters or have the tankers fly along side the fighters to refuel when necessary. This happens all the time over the Pacific, where the Hawaii ANG perform these missions daily.
With most military aircraft moving as fast as they do there needs to be a system where you can tell who is on your side - friend - and who is on the other side - foe. An IFF beacon Identifies who is Friend or Foe.
In theory / in a simulator; yes. In reality most likely not - it would be too difficult to maintain the G-load on the airframe and require too much altitude.
What were the name of airplanes that dropped atomic bombs?
The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named for Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, who selected the aircraft while it was still on the assembly line. On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. Bockscar, sometimes called Bock's Car, is the name of the United States Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped a Fat Man nuclear weapon over the Japanese city of Nagasaki during World War II in the second - and last - nuclear attack in history.
What determines the overhaul cycle of military aircraft?
The overhaul cycle of military aircraft is item specific. Each and every aircraft goes through a though check list after each flight has ended. This procedure is known as a post flight inspection.Any abnomalities would be noted at this time and the appropriate work orders would then be generated.Also each aircraft goes through more detailed inspections of engines and flight electronics every 50, 100, flight hours. Also aircraft may be inspected at any time due to a request by commanding pilot whenever he/she may feel the procedure may be required. I.E. aircraft controls suspisous handling qualities. ect,
Why was the plane P-51 A Mustang named that specific name?
When the first NA -73 was delivered to the Royal Air Force in September 1940 they ( the RAF ) decided to call them Mustang 1. -The name stuck.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a 'canard' , that is, an aircraft that has an elevator or small wing AHEAD of the main wing. This is particularly obvious in the Typhoon, and it's competitor, Rafale,
