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J-CATCH, short for Joint Countering Attack Helicopter, was a joint US Army-US Air Force experiment in dissimilar air combat between jet fighters and attack helicopters, conducted in 1978/79. To the surprise of many involved in the program, the helicopters proved extremely dangerous to the fighters when they were properly employed, racking up a ...
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War.Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the "Century Series" of fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an all-weather multirole aircraft in the early 1960s and produced by several other nations ...
FLIR imagery from a U.S. Navy helicopter: Alleged drug traffickers are being arrested by Colombian naval forces. Infrared light falls into two basic ranges: long-wave and medium-wave . Long-wave infrared (LWIR) cameras, sometimes called "far-infrared", operate at 8 to 12 μm and can see heat sources, such as hot engine parts or human body heat ...
An IRST sensor on a Sukhoi Su-35. An Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters.
Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, chief engineer at Lockheed's Skunk Works, visited Korea in December 1951 and talked to fighter pilots about what sort of aircraft they wanted. . At the time, U.S. Air Force pilots were confronting the MiG-15 "Fagot" in their North American F-86 Sabres, and many of the pilots felt that the MiGs were superior to the larger and more complex American desi
The attack helicopters have only to rise from cover briefly to fire their missiles before returning to a concealed location. [7] Late-development of attack helicopters, such as the Mil Mi-28N, the Kamov Ka-52, and the AH-64D Longbow, incorporate sensors and command and control systems to relieve the requirement for scout helicopters.
This is a list of rotorcraft, including helicopters, autogyros, ... Star Aviation LoneStar Sport Helicopter; Sznycer. Sznycer Omega BS-12; Sznycer SG-VI-D; T
Attack helicopter Z-11. Changhe: License-built Eurocopter AS350: Z-15. AVIC: 6,000 kg-class medium military transport helicopter Z-18. Changhe: Medium transport/utility helicopter Z-19. Harbin: 5,000 to 5,500 kg twin-engined light helicopter development, derived from Z-9: Z-20: Harbin: Medium transport/utility helicopter in development HC120 ...