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[6] [7] However, the competition was restarted in 2010 due to ballooning VH-71 development costs, allowing Sikorsky to resubmit the VH-92 in April 2010. [8] By mid-2013, all other aircraft manufacturers had dropped out of the contest, leaving only Sikorsky. [9] On 7 May 2014, it was announced that the VH-92 had won the restarted VXX competition ...
These three programs were originally for pilot candidates who did not have at least an FAA Private Pilot Certificate (e.g. current pilots and navigators/combat system operators), and were consolidated into the current single civilian contractor-operated program under direct USAF auspices and oversight of the 12th Flying Training Wing (12 FTW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) at ...
In early 1953, the Mississippi Aviation program was reorganized at Hawkins Field in Jackson. Mississippi received its first helicopters, two Bell OH-13s, in 1954. By 1958, the program had expanded to include a total of 40 aviators. The Mississippi Army Aviation program began operations as separate companies in 1959 and
Data from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, MD 530F data General characteristics Crew: 1–2 Capacity: 5 total Length: 32 ft 7 in (9.94 m) Wingspan: 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.48 m) Wing area: 587.5 sq ft (54.6 m 2) Empty weight: 1,591 lb (722 kg) Max takeoff weight: 3,550 lb (1,610 kg) Powerplant: 1 × One Allison 250-C30 turboshaft, 425 shp (317 kW) takeoff power ...
The 104th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army, primarily provided by the Army National Guard. Both battalions of the regiment are part of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division. The 1st Battalion is an attack helicopter battalion of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
The USAF awards pilot ratings at three levels: Pilot, Senior Pilot, and Command Pilot, to active duty officers and to officers considered as "rated assets" in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (i.e., the Air Reserve Components). Rating standards apply equally to both fixed-wing and helicopter pilots.
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The facility was originally constructed in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base for Air Corps Flying Training Command. Gulfport Army Airfield opened on 7 July, and the Eastern Technical Training Command conducted technical training and basic training until transferred to Third Air Force on 31 March 1944 with joint use by Technical Training Command for marine training of ...