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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.
AerSale, Inc. is a Doral, Florida-based [1] global supplier of aftermarket commercial jet aircraft, engines, used materials, and aeronautical engineering services to passenger and cargo airlines, government, multinational original equipment manufacturers, and independent MROs. [2] AerSale is a member of the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association. [3]
In 1992 Spectrum Aircraft of Surrey, British Columbia, the manufacturer of the Spectrum Beaver aircraft line, went out of business and the following year ASAP began making parts for the existing RX-28, RX-35 and RX-550 Beaver fleet. In 1996, after a similar development program to the Chinook Plus 2, ASAP introduced an improved two-seat Beaver ...
Data from Masters (1982) General characteristics Crew: 1 Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in) straight, 10 metres (32 ft 10 in) swept Powerplant: 2 × BMW 003 turbojet, 7.85 kN (1,764 lbf) thrust each Armament Guns: 3 x cannon See also Asymmetrical aircraft NASA AD-1 Northrop Grumman Switchblade References Notes ^ Strangest plane, Guinness World Records. (Retrieved 16 October 2017) ^ Hermann Pohlmann ...
This aircraft is painted in the markings of Attack Squadron 25 . [51] 137602 – on a pylon near the near base headquarters and the base chapel at NAS Lemoore, California. This aircraft is also painted in the same markings as the NAS Pensacola museum aircraft, i.e., Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) and a "false" BuNo of 135300. [52]
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The scissors is an aerial dogfighting maneuver commonly used by military fighter pilots. It is primarily a defensive maneuver, used by an aircraft that is under attack.It consists of a series of short turns towards the attacking aircraft, slowing with each turn, in the hopes of forcing the attacker to overshoot.
Three-seat airborne early warning prototype. AD-3W prototype; one aircraft only. AD-2 Improved model, powered by 2,700 hp (2,000 kW) Wright R-3350-26W engine; 156 built AD-2D Unofficial designation for AD-2s used as remote-control aircraft, to collect and gather radioactive material in the air after nuclear tests AD-2Q Two-seat electronics ...