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F/A-18 Super Hornet Sorties - USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
Courtesy: US Navy video by Lt. Ian Schmidt/Released DEPLOYMENT (Jan-July 2011) A look into sorties flown in an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 during a deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The aircraft carrier and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 were on a deployment conducting maritime security operations in the US 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
Challenger Accident Investigation (1986)
Video courtesy: NASA NASA documnetary detailing the events surrounding the loss of OV-099, Space Shuttle Challenger, shortly after the launch of the 25th flight of the Space Transportation System, Mission STS-51L, on 28 January, 1986, and the subsequent investigation into the loss of the vehicle and its crew of seven. The investigation shows that the Solid Rocket Booster field joints were of an insufficiently fault-tolerant design and when the vehicle was launched at below-normal temperatures, hot exhaust gasses leaked on ignition, damaging the integrity of the field joint, leading to a breach in the external tank and destruction of the orbiter.
Time-lapse Video of Space Shuttle Atlantis Being Mated Atop a NASA 747 SCA
Video courtesy NASA This 31 second movie clip shows time-lapse video of Space Shuttle Atlantis undergoing post-mission servicing and ferry flight preparations in NASA Dryden's Mate=DeMate Device. Time-lapse video of Space Shuttle Atlantis undergoing post-mission servicing and ferry flight preparations in NASA Dryden's Mate DeMate Device.
Bioastronautics Research
airboyd.tv Summary Coverage of research at the Aerospace Medical Division Hq 657Oth Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories including scenes of F-104 seat ejection; drop tests from C-130 and ejection from F-106; effects of weightlessness on cats and pigeons in a C-131; test subjects in water tank, on centrifuge, in heat chamber and on complex coordinator. Also shows scenes of vertical deceleration tower, incline impact test facility, vertical accelerator, equilibrium chair and vibration platform. National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 68700 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-33692 - BIOASTRONAUTICS RESEARCH - Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ).
Space Shuttle Discovery Night Launch STS-131
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Transitional Helicopter Flight Training (1956)
airboyd.tv National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 36696 Local Identifier 111-TF-2423 - Transitional Helicopter Flight Training: Part I - Transition to the H-19 - Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964). This film covers the H-19's preflight inspection, taxiing, normal takeoff, hovering, autorotations, normal and steep approach, and engine shutdown. -
Pass Over Canada And Central United States At Night (ISS)
Credit: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken October 18, 2011 from 07:14:24 to 07:30:18 GMT, on a pass starting just over Vancouver Island to the Caribbean Sea, north of Aruba. This video was taken during the same time period as "Aurora Borealis and eastern United States", but with an eastern-facing camera opposted to the previous north-facing camera. The two videos give two different perspectives of this single pass down Canada and the central United States. The last bit of this video flies over the Caribbean Sea towards the Lesser Antilles. Compiled from frames ISS029-E-29090 to ISS029-E-29408
The Turbosupercharger: Master Of The Skies 1940 Army Air Forces Training Film
airboyd.tv National Archives and Records Administration THE TURBOSUPERCHARGER MASTER OF THE SKIES War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2781 / Local Identifier 18-AF-123. Army Air Forces training film. On the line maintenance, depot maintenance, and flight operation of the turbosupercharger, using a B-17 for demonstration. Explains basic principles of the induction, exhaust, cooling, control, and lubrication systems. Shows how the pilot operates the controls. General OP Echols speaks on the value of high altitude flying and Dr. Sanford A. Moss poses with the Collier Trophy (1941). Includes still pictures of experiments on Pike's Peak.
Fifty Years Of Aviation - The Big Picture
airboyd.tv Army TV series begins new series with salute to aviation progress -- In a salute to aviation progress, the Army's TV series, THE BIG PICTURE, has packaged a neat surprise for viewers in this half-hour episode, "Fifty-Years of Aviation." Beginning with historical footage from 1907 when the United States Army purchased the first military plane, this documentary examines the miracle of flight and pauses to consider what man has done in such a short half century. Apart from the hitherto, seldom-seen footage in this program, THE BIG PICTURE salutes the brave men and women whose courage, tenacity, and skill have directly resulted in Army, Navy and Air Force aviation power second to none. This is the Army's tribute to the pilots, the mechanics, the engineers and the countless others who have given wings to man's dreams. Seen on the screen is the Army's Delackner Aerocycle and the Hiller Flying Platform and pictures of the proposed Aerial Assault Vehicle and the Aerial Jeep. National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569639 Local Identifier 111-TV-370 Big Picture: Fifty Years of Aviation
Apollo Soyuz (1975)
This film includes coverage of the Apollo Soyuz project, but also explores the history of space research, including walks in space, the moon landing, and docking systems. - ARC 649354 / LI 263.1773 National Archives - Apollo Soyuz - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency.
Space Shuttle Discovery Launch STS-133
Courtesy: NASA A short montage of the Space Shuttle in preparation for launch, launch and views of the earth from orbit. Space Shuttle Discovery Last Launch, STS-133, Scheduled for September 16th 2010
P-47 Thunderbolt Introduced (1943)
airboyd.tv United News Newsreel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was one of the main United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters of World War II, and served with other Allied air forces. The P-47 was very effective in air combat but proved especially adept at ground attack. It had eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded the P-47 could weigh up to eight tons. A modern-day counterpart in that role, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, takes its name from the P-47.
F-22 Incident (Alaska)
airboyd.tv Courtesy Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs, Produced by Staff Sgt. Daniel Delgado, sound bites from Mr. John Pennell, JBER Spokesman and Col. Jack McMullen, Commander, 3WG. Update on the search and rescue aircraft discovering the apparent wreckage of an Air Force F-22 assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 pm Alaska time 16 November 2010 while on a nighttime training mission. To continue searching for the missing pilot, a rescue team is being dispatched to the area, approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage, by the Alaska Air National Guard Rescue Coordination Center, the 3rd Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. On 19 November 2010 at 5:00pm Alaska standard time Air Force Col. Jack McMullen, Commander of the 3rd Wing, made a statement with updates on the F-22 crash in Alaska. Clip contains hard cuts near the end during the question and answer segment.
Lockheed P-38 Flight Characteristics (1943)
Courtesy FedFlix, public.resource.org en.wikipedia.org www.imdb.com National Archives and Records Administration P-38: FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2773 / Local Identifier 18-AF-109. Shows normal and emergency operating characteristics of the P-38. Demonstrates precautions and techniques for taking off, flying, and landing, showing in detail how controls and apparatus should be manipulated. Explains how to take off and fly with only one engine, and shows how to bail out. Made possible by a donation from John and Paige Curran.
Inside The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Aircraft Factory
airboyd.tv From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber that was flown by the United States in World War II and the Korean War. The B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s. The British Royal Air Force flew the B-29, named the Washington in RAF service, and the Soviet Union produced an unlicensed copy as the Tupolev Tu-4. The name "Superfortress" was derived from that of its well-known predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress. The B-29 was the progenitor of a series of Boeing-built bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, trainers and tankers including the B-29 variant, B-50 Superfortress. The later, jet powered B-47 Stratojet and the B-52 Stratofortress carried on the lineage. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II. A very advanced bomber for this time period, it included features such as a pressurized cabin, an electronic fire-control system, and remote-controlled machine-gun turrets. Though it was designed as a high-altitude daytime bomber, in practice it actually flew more low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing missions.[citation needed] It was the primary aircraft in the American firebombing campaign against the Empire of Japan in the final months of World War II, and carried the atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Unlike many other WWII-era bombers, the B-29 remained in service long after the war ended, with a few even being ...
NASA's Global Hawk Pacific - GloPac UAV Atmospheric Research
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Interactive Global Hawk: bit.ly The NASA Global Hawk Pacific, or GloPac, campaign is the first Earth Science mission to be conducted on the aircraft. The Global Hawk's ability to autonomously fly long distances and remain aloft for extended periods brings a new capability to the science community for measuring and observing large areas of the Earth. Ten specialized instruments will be installed in the aircraft to explore the trace gases, aerosols, and dynamics of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. The instruments will also validate sensors aboard NASA's Aura Earth-monitoring satellite. Proposed flights of the Global Hawk for the Global Hawk Pacific Mission (GloPac) are to be conducted in support of the Aura Validation Experiment (AVE). This mission will take place out of Dryden Flight Research Center and is expected to encompass the entire offshore Pacific region with four to five 30 hour flights. Aura is one of the A-train satellites supported by NASA Earth Observation System. The flights are designed to address various science objectives: 1. validation and scientific collaboration with NASA earth-monitoring satellite missions, principally the Aura satellite, 2. observations of stratospheric trace gases in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere from the mid-latitudes into the tropics, 3. sampling of polar stratospheric air and the break-up fragments of the air that move into the mid-latitudes, 4 ...
AH-64 Apache Gunship Video Pacific Coast And Hollywood Sign
airboyd.tv Courtesy Third Army/US Army Central/ARCENT/DVIDS AH-64 Apache Gunship Video Pacific Coast And Hollywood Sign From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org The AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with reverse-tricycle landing gear arrangement, and tandem cockpit for a crew of two. The Apache was developed as Model 77 by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the AH-1 Cobra. First flown on 30 September 1975, the AH-64 features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. The Apache is armed with a 30-millimeter (1.2 in) M230 Chain Gun carried between the main landing gear, under the aircraft's forward fuselage. The AH-64 also carries a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire and Hydra 70 rocket pods on four hardpoints mounted on stub-wing pylons. The AH-64 also features double- and triple-redundant aircraft systems to improve survivability for the aircraft and crew in combat, as well as improved crash survivability for the pilots. The US Army selected the AH-64 over the Bell YAH-63 in 1976, awarding Hughes Helicopters a pre-production contract for two more aircraft. In 1982, the Army approved full production. McDonnell Douglas continued production and development after purchasing Hughes Helicopters from Summa Corporation in 1984. The first production AH-64D Apache Longbow, a greatly upgraded version of the original Apache, was delivered to the Army in March ...
Boeing X-51 WaveRider Scramjet Engine Demonstrator
airboyd.tv Courtesy USAF Joesph Hank Air Force Research Laboratory 7/2/2009 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first X-51A Scramjet Engine Demonstrator WaveRider vehicle arrived at Edwards Integrated Maintenance Facility, Building 710 June 25. The aircraft will begin ground tests July 6. Assembly was completed last month at Boeing's High Desert Assembly, Integration and Test facility at Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. This aircraft is the first of four Static Test Vehicles, which will be used for familiarization training and an Upload and Download Test. The X-51A SED program is intended to demonstrate air breathing hypersonic propulsion using a Pratt & Whitney Rocket dyne scramjet. The 25-foot long, 4000 pound vehicle will be carried aloft on a B-52H Stratofortress and released in the Point Mugu Sea Range. A solid rocket booster will propel it to nearly Mach 5, where the scramjet will take over and continue to propel the X-51A for another 4 minutes to nearly Mach 6. The X-51A Program Office at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB designated the Hypersonic Combined Task Force at the AFRL site at Edwards. Following the Upload and Download Test, ground tests will continue through the summer and the X-51A is scheduled to perform additional testing through winter 2010.
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II - ACDelco Commercial
airboyd.tv National Museum of the USAF http C-124s provided heavy airlift during the Korean War and the Southeast Asia War. Other important airlifts conducted by C-124s included resupply missions to Antarctica, refugee evacuation in the Congo and mercy flights to Morocco, Chile and elsewhere throughout the world following floods and other natural disasters. The C-124 evolved from the earlier Douglas C-74. The first flight of the C-124 took place on Nov. 27, 1949, and deliveries of C-124As began in May 1950. The US Air Force bought 448 C-124s before production ended in 1955. To facilitate cargo handling, the C-124, or "Old Shakey" as it was affectionately known, featured "clamshell" loading doors and hydraulic ramps in the nose and an elevator under the aft fuselage. It was capable of handling such bulky cargo as tanks, field guns, bulldozers and trucks. It could also be converted into a transport capable of carrying 200 fully-equipped soldiers or 127 litter patients and their attendants in its double-decked cabin. Most C-124s were transferred to the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard by 1970, and all were released from active service in mid-1974. The aircraft on display was assigned to the 165th Tactical Airlift group of the Georgia Air National Guard following its service with the USAF. It was flown to the museum in August 1975.
Earth Today - Scientific Visualizations Of The Planet
airboyd.tv Happy Belated Earth Day! The ability to see Earth from space has forever changed our view of the planet. We are now able to look at the Earth as a whole, and observe how its atmosphere, oceans, land masses, and life interact as global systems. Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere are dynamic, changing on timescales of days, minutes, or even seconds. Monitoring the Earth in near real time allows us to get an up to date picture of conditions on our planet. Credit NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech, United States Geological Survey, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Global Processing Center for International Satellite, Cloud Climatology Project, World Climate Research Program, NASA/Stennis Space Center, Naval Oceanographic Office and Northrop Grumman/DSSD, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Service, National Earthquake Information Center, US Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geophysical Data Center, University of Wisconsin, Space Science and Engineering Center, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, Scientific Visualization Studio.
F-16 Flight
airboyd.tv Courtesy Defense Imagery Management Operations Center, Produced by Staff Sgt. Matthew K. Pardini. 18th Aggressor Squadron Flight and re-fueling at Eielson AFB, AL. Scenes include take off, various flight footage, re-fueling and landing.
The Cape (1963)
airboyd.tv THE CAPE Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09 - ) ARC Identifier 69591 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-39925. Film highlights events at the Cape during 1963 including missile launches, both successful and malfunctions; construction of Titan III facility; sequence covering Maj. Cooper's launch in MA-9 Faith 7 and recovery; dining-in ceremony honoring AF astronauts and Dyna-Soar pilots. Includes tour by Pres John F. Kennedy on 16 November and memorial for Pres Kennedy on 25 November, with assembled troops and scenes of Brig. Gen. Harry J. Sands, Jr. Vice Comdr., AFMTC, speaking. ECU of missile engine firing from remote camera. 21': CU of AFSC insignia. 23': THE AIR FORCE MISSILE TEST CENTER PRESENTS: THE CAPE 1963. 30': LS launch of Bumper No. 8, a German V-2/WAC Corporal on 24 July 1950. 38': AMLS of two F-106As in flight to right. 42': ALS of launch complexes. 52': LS of Titan II launch--shows climb, missile exploding and huge ball of fire. 75': LS launch of Titan II, programmed flight and separation of first stage--intercut with scene of tracking camera in operation. 89': Onboard footage from camera mounted on second stage of Titan II, showing first stage separation. 107': LSs of tracking stations down Atlantic missile range. 115': ALS of the USS HH ARNOLD missile tracking ship. 120': ELS of re-entry vehicle re-entering the atmosphere. 130': AVs of JC-130B equipped with trapeze structure snatching aero-kite balloon suspended from ship. 143': MS ...
X-15 Crash Landing (1962)
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Langley Research Center On 9 November 1962, an engine failure forced Jack McKay, a NASA research pilot, to make an emergency landing at Mud Lake, Nevada, in the second X-15 (56-6671); its landing gear collapsed and the X-15 flipped over on its back. McKay was promptly rescued by an Air Force medical team standing by near the launch site, and eventually recovered to fly the X-15 again. But his injuries, more serious than at first thought, eventually forced his retirement from NASA. The aircraft was sent back to the manufacturer, where it underwent extensive repairs and modifications. It returned to Edwards in February 1964 as the X-15A-2, with a longer fuselage (52 ft 5 in) and external fuel tanks. The X-15 was flown over a period of nearly 10 years--June 1959 to Oct. 1968--and set the world's unofficial speed and altitude records of 4520 mph (Mach 6.7) and 354200 ft in a program to investigate all aspects of manned hypersonic flight. Information gained from the highly successful X-15 program contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo manned spaceflight programs, and also the Space Shuttle program. The X-15s made a total of 199 flights, and were manufactured by North American Aviation. North American X-15A-2, serial number 56-6671, is at the United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Chopper Pilot
Training Of Helicopter Pilots: Preflight And Flight Training Provided By The Warrant Officer Candidate Program At Ft Wolters, Texas; And Advanced Training At The Army Aviation Center, Ft Rucker, Alabama. Department Of Defense Chopper Pilot Pin 30196
Toward The Unexplored (1967)
airboyd.tv Department of Defense Pin 26462 T races history of Muroc Dry Lake, Edwards AFB, California, as an air proving ground and research center since the early days of aviation. Documents experiments in rocketry and with x-series, v-stol and fixed wing aircraft. Points out rocket propulsion laboratory's work in missile development. cites edwards' prominent position in usaf space age research.
STS-133 Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA)
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA, Produced by: Regan Geeseman NASA requested the Image Acquisition Group document the STS-133 crew during Shuttle Training Aircraft operations. A combination of hand held footage and cockpit cameras get a view never seen before of this training
The Secret Of Radar Revealed (1945)
airboyd.tv From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http The history of radar starts with experiments by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century that showed that radio waves were reflected off of metals. This possibility was suggested in James Clerk Maxwell's seminal work on electromagnetism. However, it was not until the early 20th century that systems able to use these principles were becoming widely available, and it was German engineer Christian Huelsmeyer who first used them to build simple ship detection device intended to help avoid collisions in fog (Reichspatent Nr. 165546). Numerous similar systems were developed over the next two decades. Radar is an object detection system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The term RADAR was coined in 1940 by the US Navy as an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging. The term has since entered the English language as a standard word, radar, losing the capitalization. Radar was originally called RDF (Range and Direction Finding) in the United Kingdom, using the same acronym as Radio Direction Finding to preserve the secrecy of its ranging capability. A radar system has a transmitter that emits radio waves. When they come into contact with an object they are scattered in all directions. The signal is thus partly reflected back and it has a slight change of wavelength (and thus ...
Colgan Flight 3407 NTSB Animation of Buffalo Accident Q400
Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board This three-dimensional (3-D) animated reconstruction shows the last 2 minutes of the February 12, 2009, accident involving a Bombardier DHC-8-400, N200WQ, operated by of Colgan Air, Inc., which crashed about 5 nautical miles northeast of Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, while on an instrument landing system approach to runway 23. During the approach, a pitchup motion occurred, followed by a left roll and then a right roll. During these maneuvers, both the stick shaker and stick pusher were activated, and the speed decreased. After further pitch and roll excursions, the airplane entered a steep descent from which it did not recover. The animation shows excerpts from the flight data recorder (FDR), the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript, recorded radar data, and aircraft performance data. It does not depict the weather or visibility conditions at the time of the accident. The animation does not include audio. The upper portion of the animation shows a 3-D model of the airplane and the airplanes motions during the accident sequence. In this area, selected content from the CVR transcript or other annotations are superimposed as text at the time that the event occurred. All times (in eastern standard time) are shown on the right side of the screen. The lower portion of the animation depicts instruments and indicators, which display selected FDR or calculated parameters. The instruments and indications ...
Wing Of Eagles, Wings Of Gold (1974) - The History Of Naval Aviators
airboyd.tv Department of Defense Pin 25828 Wings Of Eagles, Wings Of Gold Traces The History Of Naval Aviators And Emphasizes The Importance Of Preserving This Heritage For Future Generations. On-Camera Interviews With Adm Thomas H. Moorer, Usn, Cdr James Flatley Iii, Usn, Capt David Mccampbell, Usn -Ret-, Lt Randy Cunningham, Usn, Lt -Jg- Bill Driscoll, Usn, Radm Jeremiah Denton, Usn, Vadm Robert B. Pirie Usn -Ret-, Capt Pete Conrad, Usn -Ret-, And Adm John S. Thatch, Usn -Ret-.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Rollout STS-125 (2008)
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA/Kennedy Space Center Space shuttle Atlantis was moved Thursday, Sept. 4, from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The move is referred to as "rollout." Now that the shuttle is in launch position, Atlantis' crew will arrive at Kennedy on Sept. 21 to participate in a full launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, scheduled for Sept. 22-24. Atlantis is targeted to launch Oct. 10. During the 11-day STS-125 mission, the shuttle's seven astronauts will install two new instruments in Hubble, as well as replace the Fine Guidance Sensor. Atlantis' crew members are Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Gregory C. Johnson and Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino, Megan McArthur, Andrew Feustel and Michael Good.
EADS North America KC-45 Multi Role Tanker Transport A330 Air Force Tanker Proposal
airboyd.tv Video Courtesy EADS North America www.kc45now.com EADS North America intends to submit proposal for US Air Force tanker Arlington, Virginia, April 20, 2010 EADS North America announced today that it intends to submit a proposal on July 9, 2010 for the US Air Forces tanker modernization program and will offer the KC-45 the most capable, American-built solution that is flown, proven and in production now. EADS North America is progressing in discussions with potential US partners to build a winning team in order to provide the most capable, best value solution to the Air Force. The KC-45 is the only aircraft flying today that meets the US Air Forces tanker requirements as outlined in its KC-X Request for Proposal (RFP). The KC-45 builds on the EADS-based tanker that was previously selected in 2008 by the Department of Defense and that has won the last five consecutive tanker competitions worldwide. We will offer a modern, more capable tanker in response to the Defense Departments decision to encourage competition for this major taxpayer investment, said EADS North America Chairman Ralph D. Crosby, Jr. Our KC-45 is the only real, flying, low-risk solution that today meets the demanding Air Force air refueling requirements and is actually in production now. That fact is critical because our warfighters deserve a true best value solution. EADS North America will build and modify the KC-45, along with A330 commercial freighters, at an EADS North America production ...
Northrop X-47A First Flight (2003)
airboyd.tv Courtesy DARPA, Northrop Grumman Corporation The J-UCAS program was being conducted in multiple overlapping spirals of increasing capability toward the objective system. Northrop Grumman built the X-47A air vehicle, and its associated mission control, support, and simulation systems, to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the J-UCAS concept. The larger X-47B air vehicle will more closely represent the operational system as currently envisioned and conduct demonstrations for both the Navy and Air Force.
Look To Lockheed For Leadership
airboyd.tv Promotional film about Lockheed aircraft using test pilots and speed records to show how Lockheed is at the forefront of aviation technology. Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes are shown. Also airplane construction. Stock shots Snowy mountain peaks encircled with clouds; Large sailing ship, full-rigged; "pioneer" wagons against a backdrop of clouds; Kitty Hawk, Wright Brothers first flight; 1928, Lockheed Vega "Yankee Doodle" landing breaking speed record -- NY to LA in 18 hours and 58 minutes pilots Col. Arthur Gobel (sp?) and Harry Tucker 1929 Capt. Frank Hawks climbs in cockpit on his way to setting a new transcontinental record. Take off on West Coast; 1931 Lockheed Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (!) head from Washington, DC, over the Bering Sea and land on pontoons in Tokyo to cheering throngs; 1931 Ruth Nichols lands her Lockheed Vega after establishing women's altitude record of 28743 ft. CU of Nichols in ski parka in cockpit. 1933: "Winnie Mae", Wiley Post first man to fly around the world alone. 1933, Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh embark on 29000 mile survey flight from New York to Labrador, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, the Azores, Africa, Brazil and back to NY. 1934: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Capt. PG Taylor land in Oakland after flying from Australia. First West to East trans-Pacific flight. "Lady Southern Cross." Large crowds gather to cheer. 1935 Amelia Earhart ...
Delta IV Heavy Launch NROL-49 Vandenberg AFB
airboyd.tv Courtesy Air Force News, United Launch Alliance Coverage of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy NROL-49 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Scenes include the count down and launch. 30th Space Wing Public Affairs 1/20/2011 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first West Coast Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle was launched from Space Launch Complex-6 here Jan. 20 at 1:10 pm PST. The largest rocket ever to launch from the West Coast of the United States carried a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. "The teamwork between the 30th Space Wing, the National Reconnaissance Office, United Launch Alliance and numerous other agencies was outstanding for our first-ever Delta IV HLV from Vandenberg Air Force Base," said Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing vice commander and Launch Decision Authority. "I'm very proud to be part of the team who worked so hard to make this mission a success." The Delta IV Heavy launched today is 235 feet tall and produced 2 million pounds of thrust.
AD-1 NASA Oblique Wing Research Aircraft
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Dryden Flight Research Center The Ames-Dryden-1 (AD-1) aircraft was designed to investigate the concept of an oblique (pivoting) wing. The wing could be rotated on its center pivot, so that it could be set at its most efficient angle for the speed at which the aircraft was flying. It was designed as a low-cost/low-speed research aircraft to test a pivot wing design. The AD-1 took off with its wing positioned at a right angle with the fuselage. Once in the air, the wing would rotate on its pivot point on the fuselage until it formed a 60 degree angle. The goal was to design a high-speed transport with low drag. The AD-1 made a total of 79 flights, but adverse handling at sharp sweep angles made the approach less attractive. NASA Ames Research Center Aeronautical Engineer Robert T. Jones conceived the idea of an oblique wing. His wind tunnel studies at Ames (Moffett Field, CA) indicated that an oblique wing design on a supersonic transport might achieve twice the fuel economy of an aircraft with conventional wings. The oblique wing on the AD-1 pivoted about the fuselage, remaining perpendicular to it during slow flight and rotating to angles of up to 60 degrees as aircraft speed increased. Analytical and wind tunnel studies that Jones conducted at Ames indicated that a transport-sized oblique-wing aircraft flying at speeds of up to Mach 1.4 (1.4 times the speed of sound) would have substantially better aerodynamic performance than aircraft with ...
B-52 Preflight
Video by Tech. Sgt. Scott Wilcox 1st Combat Camera Squadron An aircrew from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Barksdale Air Force Base, La., pre-flight a B-52 Stratofortress while on deployment to Andersen AFB, Guam, in support on exercise Cope North 10-1. The United States Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force conduct Cope North annually at Anderson AFB to increase combat readiness and interoperability, concentrating on coordination and evaluation of air tactics, techniques and procedures. The ability for both nations to work together increases their preparedness to support real-world contingencies.
C-17 Globemaster Flight Demonstration - Chino Planes Of Fame Airshow
airboyd.tv Sorry about the wind noise. http Mission The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can also transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. The inherent flexibility and performance of the C-17 force improve the ability of the total airlift system to fulfill the worldwide air mobility requirements of the United States. The ultimate measure of airlift effectiveness is the ability to rapidly project and sustain an effective combat force close to a potential battle area. Threats to US interests have changed in recent years, and the size and weight of US-mechanized firepower and equipment have grown in response to improved capabilities of potential adversaries. This trend has significantly increased air mobility requirements, particularly in the area of large or heavy outsize cargo. As a result, newer and more flexible airlift aircraft are needed to meet potential armed contingencies, peacekeeping or humanitarian missions worldwide. The C-17 is capable of meeting today's demanding airlift missions. Features Reliability and maintainability are two outstanding benefits of the C-17 system. Current operational requirements impose demanding reliability and ...
Flight Deck Operations USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
airboyd.tv Courtesy Naval Media Center Daily flight deck operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Scenes include aircraft taking off and landing and troops rappelling to the flight deck from a helicopter.
C-17 Airdrop 4 Humvees 50 Paratroopers
airboyd.tv Video by Staff Sgt. Daniel Delgado | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs C-17s from the 517th Airlift Squadron dropping equipment and Airborne Infantry from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) during this joint training conducted on 21 Sept. 2010. The JBER Arctic Warriors dropped eight Humvees, and 100 Infantrymen jumped out of two C-17s. Produced by Staff Sgt. Daniel Delgado.
Supercooled Large Droplet Icing (SLD)
airboyd.tv Courtesy FAA Lessons Learned From Transport Airplane Accidents, NASA, NTSB. Freezing drizzle and freezing rain are known collectively as Supercooled Large Droplets (SLD). SLD icing is a rare and very severe condition. NASA Glenn Research Center produced this video on SLD icing.
C-130 Report (1955)
airboyd.tv This film is a Lockheed Aircraft report covering C-130 production; fatigue, structural, temperature and environmental tests; cargo and transport capability demonstration; and the development of ski - wheels. The film also shows a C-130 takeoff, flight and landing. National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 66768 Local Identifier 342-USAF-23442 - C-130 Hercules Progress Report - Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force.
Army Air Service Recruiting Film - Balloon and Airship Division
airboyd.tv "The Call Of The Air" is, apparently, a silent recruiting film from the Army Air Service days. If you jump to about half way through, there are some god aerial views of DC If you don't like aviation history or balloons, this is not for you. It's somewhat slow paced. National Archives and Records Administration THE CALL OF THE AIR Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09 - ) ARC Identifier 65873 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-19319. Summary: Shows Lighter-than-air aircraft, ground and air shots illustrating activities and educational opportunities of students in this branch of the US Air Service. The schoois are located at Ross Field, California, Port Omaha, Nebraska, Brooks Fieid, Texas and Langley Field, Virginia. Shows observation balloon, the giant zeppelin, ZDUS-1, the C-2 airship, and the German dirigible BODENSEE. Shows also aerial down shots of Washington and environs. AT PORT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THE STUDENTS, IN ADDITION TO OTHER DUTIES, LEARN HOW TO FILL BALLOONS. THERE ARE A NUMBER RECENTLY BUILT UNDERGOING TRIALS. Reel 1: 1) P5 several balloons being inflated. 2) PS same area showing balloons being inflated. 3) AS several balloons completely inflated hanging suspended over crowd. 4) PS eight balloons about to be launched in flight. 5) LS one of the balloons rising. 6) NEXT HE PROCEEDS TO ROSS FIELD, ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA. HERE HE STUDIES THE INTRICATE PROBLEM OF BUILDING AND MAEUVERING THE OBSERVATION BALLOON. 6) MS interior storage shed ...
F-15 Taxi And Takeoff
airboyd.tv Courtesy 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Produced by Staff Sgt. David Bertles Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
The Occluded Front - Air Masses And Fronts (1962)
airboyd.tv Department of Defense PIN 27504 AIR MASSES AND FRONTS - THE OCCLUDED FRONT OUTLINES PRINCIPLES OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT; SHOWS HOW IT FORMS AND DISCUSSES ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER. POINTS OUT EFFECTS OF WARM AND COLD AIR MIXTURES IN SUMMER AND WINTER.
How Airplanes Fly (1968)
Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration How Airplanes Fly 1968 NTIS AVA08357VNB1 What makes an airplane get off the ground and stay in the air? Easy to understand film combines animation and live sequences to explain ... all » basic aerodynamics. Forces of lift, weight, thrust and drag are shown in relation to flight.
Biplane Dead Stick Landing Ernst Udet - Chicago International Air Races 1933
airboyd.tv Aces's Antics Thrill Throngs - "Chicago Breath-taking scenes at the International Air Races as Major Ernst Udet, renowned German pilot, performs amazing sky feats high above the heads of huge crowds which tensely watch his remarkable stunts." Mentions making the film "SOS Iceberg" From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org Colonel General Ernst Udet (April 26, 1896 November 17, 1941) was the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I. He was one of the youngest aces and was the highest scoring German ace to survive the war (at the age of 22). His 62 victories were second only to Manfred von Richthofen, his commander in the Flying Circus.
Planes Over Hong Kong (1998)
airboyd.tv This is a compilation of my short snippet videos short from Kowloon city under the approach path to Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport in 1998. They were uploaded individually 2 years ago, but are much easier to watch this way.
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