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The NASA Oblique Wing Research Aircraft, the predecessor to the AD-1. The first known oblique wing design was the Blohm & Voss P.202, proposed by Richard Vogt in 1942. [1] The oblique wing concept was later promoted by Robert T. Jones, an aeronautical engineer at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly designated AD before the 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s, which served during the Korean War and Vietnam War.
A crew of California Conservation Corp (CCC) members reassembled the aircraft. They were placed in service in 1976. The O-2 program was a success and served the Department for more than 20 years. In 1993, CAL FIRE obtained 15 twin-engine turbine-powered North American OV-10A aircraft from the U.S. Navy.
The crash took place at around 1 p.m. local time Thursday while the aircraft was operating over the Palisades Fire near the Pacific Coast, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson ...
The Canadian firefighting aircraft − a Super Scooper plane, Quebec 1 −was grounded Jan. 9 after being hit by the civilian drone flying over the fire near the Pacific Coast, the Federal ...
A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service, federal ...
A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal.
On August 5, 2008, a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter, N612AZ, operated by Carson Helicopters, impacted trees and terrain during its initial climb after taking off from Helispot 44 near Weaverville, California, while transporting firefighters under contract to the U.S. Forest Service. A image of the aftermath of the Iron 44 Helicopter Crash.