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Stealth technology is very much in fashion. Modern aircraft designers basically treat stealth as a prerequisite for any new fighter or bomber design. Since...
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Stealth technology is very much in fashion. Modern aircraft designers basically treat stealth as a prerequisite for any new fighter or bomber design. Since...
When most Americans with technical knowledge about helicopters think of Russian choppers, chances are, they think of the Mil Mi-24 “Hind” helicopter gunship. This...
It dawned on me the other day that it’s been a little while since I last wrote a 5 Best/Top 5 list for 19FortyFive (or a 5...
The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is not as recognizable as other U.S. Army helicopters. People recognize the insectile AH-64 Apache on sight. The UH-60 Black...
One of the mainstays of the U.S. Armed Forces arsenal of helicopters has been the Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk. In one form or another, the...
It dawned on me the other day that it’s been a little while since I last wrote a 5 Best/Top 5 list for 19FortyFive...
Meet the CH-47 Chinook: One would not expect the largest helicopter in the U.S. inventory to also be its fastest. One would expect a small,...
Stealth technology has become something of a prerequisite for modern aircraft. Since the 1980s, U.S. aerospace firms have been rolling out stealth products almost...
Why the CH-53 is so special: In January, Israel’s Defense Ministry signed an agreement with the U.S. government to purchase 12 CH-53K helicopters. The “King...
RAH-66 Comanche: Why did it fail? Some military aviation journalists have dubbed the RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter as “the F-35 of Helicopters,” owing to the...