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Aging Aircraft: Cracks in USA’s F/A-18 fleet

Aging Aircraft: Cracks in USA’s F/A-18 fleet

by Joe Katzman | Sep 6, 2011 | Boeing, Events, Fighters & Attack, Support & Maintenance, USA

Latest updates: US Marines wearing ’em out. F/A-18C to Afghanistan(click to view full) In October 2008 a fleet-wide inspection program and limited grounding became necessary after aileron hinge cracks are discovered in some of the US Navy’s 630 or so...
Aging Aircraft: Cracks in USA’s F/A-18 fleet

Rapid Fire 2011-09-06: Debt Super Committee Takes Off

by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2011 | Africa - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Policy - Procurement, Support Functions - Other

* The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (aka Supercommittee – will it fly?) will have its first organization meeting on Thursday September 8. This will no doubt lead to a string of announcements from interested parties throughout the week. Bloomberg...
Aging Aircraft: Cracks in USA’s F/A-18 fleet

K-MAX Unmanned Cargo Lifting Helo Makes Early Inroads

by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, UAVs

Loaded to the K-MAX(click to view full) With its 5,145 lb empty weight (2.3 metric tons), the K-MAX UAS cannot quite convey the same sense of graceful lightness as its Hummingbird Boeing competitor, coming at slightly less than half the weight. Belonging to a...

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