Boeing Presents New EA-18G Growler Warbird - Airplanes
Boeing presented the first EA-18G Growler, the airborne electronic attack aircraft designed to replace the EA-6B Prowler. The EA-6B Prowler began service in 1971, and the U.S. military has used it extensively to jam hostile radar and communications systems. The EA-18G Growler has several advantages over the older EA-6B Prowler, not the least of which is its mission flexibility. The EA-18G can be launched from ground-based runways and aircraft carriers alike. The airplane is an offshoot of the F/A-18F Super Hornet, a two-seat war fighter. The EA-18G Growler has inherited the F/A-18F Super Hornet's advanced communications system, weapons, and sensors. A Navy representative present at the presentation ceremony remarked that he believed the need for electronic warfare would only increase over time. The United States military is hoping that the EA-18G Growler will fulfill that need.
Airplane Contrails May Increase Global Warming
A new study published in the journal Nature suggests that contrails produced by airplanes may be increasing global warming. Contrails are the cloud-like white streaks planes often trail behind them. Contrails form when the air temperature is less than 40 degrees F/4 degrees C and the air is humid. Opinions are mixed, but some scientists believe that contrails trap heat in our atmosphere, much like real clouds do, thereby increasing the greenhouse effect.
Canada to Buy Mothballed Danish Drones - Airplanes
Canada's Department of National Defense (DND) is interested in purchasing ten aerial drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), from Denmark that never worked for that country. This will be the latest in a series of highly publicized investments in used, faulty military equipment that the Canadian government has purchased in recent years.
World War II Airmen's Remains Brought Home - Airplanes
The Department of Defense announced that military investigators have found and identified the remains of nine airmen who went missing in action during World War II. After the remains were identified using DNA and dental records, they were returned to the United States. Several of the airmen were to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery along with human remains from the site that could not be identified. Five of the crash victims were to be buried at another location.
Flying High in a P51 Mustang
Chances are pretty good that I'll never get to fly a P51 Mustang, but I recently had the chance to pretend. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. offers visitors a ride in a P51 Mustang simulator. I gladly handed over $7.50 for a mere five minutes of sim time.
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