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Pegasus: 1914 1940 Commissioned as seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal in 1914, renamed Pegasus in 1934. Used as seaplane training vessel until converted, returned to training in 1941 [8] [9] Springbank: 1926 1940 Cargo ship converted to auxiliary anti-aircraft cruiser then to catapult ship. Torpedoed by U-201 on 27 September 1941 and sunk by HMS ...
The first Pegasus launch to use Stargazer was conducted on June 27, 1994, as the maiden flight of the Pegasus-XL. Previous launches used the NASA-operated Boeing B-52 nicknamed "Balls 8," which was also used for four subsequent launches, as the original Pegasus could not be launched from Stargazer due to clearance issues.
Pegasus is an air-launched multistage rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) and later built and launched by Northrop Grumman. Pegasus is the world's ...
KC-46 Pegasus: United States aerial refueling KC-46A: 72 72 KC-46A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 88 KC-46A operational, 86 on order (WAF 2025). [2] KC-135 Stratotanker: United States aerial refueling KC-135R/T: 376 325 KC-135R / 51 KC-135T total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 123 KC-135R / 28 KC-135T - Active
The Rolls-Royce Pegasus is a British turbofan engine originally designed by Bristol Siddeley. It was manufactured by Rolls-Royce plc . The engine is not only able to power a jet aircraft forward, but also to direct thrust downwards via swivelling nozzles . [ 1 ]
Designed against Air Ministry Specification 24/25 for the Royal Air Force (RAF), for a land-based torpedo bomber to replace the Hawker Horsley, the prototype Vildebeest, an all-metal fuselage aircraft with single-bay unstaggered fabric-covered wings and tail, was first flown in April 1928 as the Vickers Type 132, powered by a Bristol Jupiter VIII radial engine.
ARC Aerosystems [1] is a British consortium that intends to produce modern CAA-certified VTOL autogyros [2] for commercial use. They have a prototype under test, the Pegasus VTOL-Tech, [3] which is to go into production, with delivery expected in 2026.
SMS Königsberg HMS Pegasus The Battle of Zanzibar was an encounter between the German Kaiserliche Marine and the British Royal Navy early in the First World War.While taking on coal in the delta of the Rufiji River in German East Africa, the German cruiser SMS Königsberg learned that a British cruiser, HMS Pegasus, which had been part of the Royal Navy's Cape Squadron sent to counter ...