
The November 2010 crash of a U.S. Air Force F-22 was caused by a malfunction with the aircraft engine’s bleed air system, an industry source said. The pilot, Capt. Jeff “Bong” Haney of the 525th Fighter Squadron, was killed in the accident. An Air Force accident report said the F-22, tail number 06-4125, had a bleed air problem that caused both the stealth fighter jet’s Environmental Control System (ECS) and ...
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Category: Military Aviation

The budget wars are heating up when a senior senator starts attacking weapons programs important to other legislators in his own party. That’s what happened yesterday, when Senator Saxby Chambliss assailed Pentagon purchases of Boeing’s carrier-based F/A-18 Super Hornet, saying the plane is “obsolete” and “will be of limited to no value in any future threat scenario.” In a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Chambliss argued that if ...
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Category: Military Aviation

If you ever dreamt about owning your own fighter jet, here’s your chance. Hungary’s defense ministry is selling off eight of its MIG-29 planes. Hungary’s government has decided that it would part with the 24 planes to raise cash after they were retired from active duty. The deadline for bids for the first stage of the sales involving eight planes and 20 thrusters is Sept. 15. The jets will be ...
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Category: MiG News

India’s Aviotech corporation is poised to become a launch customer for the business aircraft version of the Sukhoi Superjet. Sukhoi detailed plans for a corporate variant of the twinjet to be known as the Sukhoi Business Jet during the Paris air show, and Hyderabad based Aviotech signed a letter of intent for up to 20 of the type, of which 10 would be firm, at the MAKS air show in ...
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Category: Russian Aviation

Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt today announced that the FAA has approved production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. At an event at Boeing’s facility in Everett, Washington, Administrator Babbitt presented Boeing executives with two certificates for the design and production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner with Rolls-Royce ...
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Category: General Aviation

Russia has never transferred any stealth technology to China to assist it with its J-20 Black Eagle fifth-generation stealth fighter prototype, Russian plane maker MiG said on Friday. “We are not delivering any equipment to China, and never have,” MiG spokeswoman Yelena Fyodorova said. MiG’s statement follows claims in the Russian and foreign press last week that China’s J-20, unveiled over six months ago, is based on technology and components ...
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Category: MiG News

Boeing on Aug. 20 delivered three F-15K Slam Eagle aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) at Daegu Air Base. The aircraft left the Boeing St. Louis facility on August 16 and made stops in Palmdale, Calif., Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, before arriving in Korea. “We are pleased to receive the latest three F-15K Slam Eagles, F-15K 51, 52 and 53, from ...
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Category: Military Aviation