Featured in airliftersBYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2022ShareChina’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its HoldThe Y-20’s fascinating method for mixing passengers and cargo was on full display during a recent flight to Shanghai, but it isn’t entirely original. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2021ShareMC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike MissionAdvanced network capabilities were key to the most recent test of an MC-130J special operations transport plane transformed into a missile truck. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2021ShareRussia Is Extending One Of The Runways At Its Syrian AirbaseThe extended runway at Khmeimim could help accommodate heavy airlifters carrying more cargo or other large aircraft, including possibly bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2020ShareAir Force C-17 Launched A Pallet Of Mock Cruise Missiles During Recent Arsenal Plane TestThe test was part of a larger set of experiments centered on improving the service’s communications and data-sharing networks. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareAir Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER MunitionThe Air Force is now actively pursuing a stand-off strike capability for its cargo aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon TrucksA palletized munition system would allow the Air Force to turn its cargo aircraft into low-cost strike platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2020ShareWatch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail GunThere is a long history of using airlifters as bombers, but it’s a tactic that has largely disappeared from the fighting doctrine of major air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2020ShareChina’s Y-20 Airlifters Make Crisis Debut Bringing Medics And Cargo To Virus Plagued WuhanOther aircraft took part in the operation, as well, which makes a notable surge in the Chinese military’s involvement in the response to the epidemic. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 9, 2020ShareAir Force Displays Model Of Exotic And Potentially Revolutionary Hybrid Electric AirlifterThe propulsion concept, where gas turbines provide power for electric fans, offer benefits in redundancy, performance, fuel economy, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareRussia Shows Wind Tunnel Model Of An “Elephant” Airlifter Replacement For The An-124The company that designed and built the An-124s is now in Ukraine and Russia is looking for a home-grown alternative. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareAir Force Now Wants to Get Sidelined C-5 Galaxy Transports Back In the AirYears of budget cuts mean the service has less than 50 of the massive airlifters available for worldwide missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareGermany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M DelaysThe two countries are sharing costs to expand a French air base to handle a mix of five C-130J-30 airlifters and five KC-130J tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIraq’s An-32 Cargo Planes Turned Bombers Flew Nearly Twice As Many Strikes As its F-16sNew data shows the impromptu bombers were heavily involved in fighting ISIS. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2022ShareChina’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its HoldThe Y-20’s fascinating method for mixing passengers and cargo was on full display during a recent flight to Shanghai, but it isn’t entirely original. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 11, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2021ShareMC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike MissionAdvanced network capabilities were key to the most recent test of an MC-130J special operations transport plane transformed into a missile truck. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2021ShareRussia Is Extending One Of The Runways At Its Syrian AirbaseThe extended runway at Khmeimim could help accommodate heavy airlifters carrying more cargo or other large aircraft, including possibly bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 6, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2020ShareAir Force C-17 Launched A Pallet Of Mock Cruise Missiles During Recent Arsenal Plane TestThe test was part of a larger set of experiments centered on improving the service’s communications and data-sharing networks. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareAir Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER MunitionThe Air Force is now actively pursuing a stand-off strike capability for its cargo aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon TrucksA palletized munition system would allow the Air Force to turn its cargo aircraft into low-cost strike platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2020ShareWatch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail GunThere is a long history of using airlifters as bombers, but it’s a tactic that has largely disappeared from the fighting doctrine of major air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2020ShareChina’s Y-20 Airlifters Make Crisis Debut Bringing Medics And Cargo To Virus Plagued WuhanOther aircraft took part in the operation, as well, which makes a notable surge in the Chinese military’s involvement in the response to the epidemic. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 9, 2020ShareAir Force Displays Model Of Exotic And Potentially Revolutionary Hybrid Electric AirlifterThe propulsion concept, where gas turbines provide power for electric fans, offer benefits in redundancy, performance, fuel economy, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareRussia Shows Wind Tunnel Model Of An “Elephant” Airlifter Replacement For The An-124The company that designed and built the An-124s is now in Ukraine and Russia is looking for a home-grown alternative. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareAir Force Now Wants to Get Sidelined C-5 Galaxy Transports Back In the AirYears of budget cuts mean the service has less than 50 of the massive airlifters available for worldwide missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareGermany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M DelaysThe two countries are sharing costs to expand a French air base to handle a mix of five C-130J-30 airlifters and five KC-130J tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIraq’s An-32 Cargo Planes Turned Bombers Flew Nearly Twice As Many Strikes As its F-16sNew data shows the impromptu bombers were heavily involved in fighting ISIS. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018Share
