Stealth Bomber Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

Stealth Bomber Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit - A B-2 Spirit bomber is followed by two F-117 Nighthawks during a mission. The B-2 is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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A Pacific spirit - OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN -- A B-2 Spirit soars through the sky after a refueling mission here May 2. The B-2 is assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The bomber is currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, as part of a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)

Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)

Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) -- The UH-1N Huey is a light-lift Air Force utility helicopter used for support of Department of Defense contingency plans. The helicopter has a number of uses. Its primary mission includes airlift of emergency security and disaster response forces, medical evacuation, security surveillance of off-base movements of nuclear weapons convoys and test range areas during launch conditions.

It is also used for space shuttle landing support, priority maintenance dispatch support, and search and rescue operations. Other uses include airlift of missile support personnel, airborne cable inspections and distinguished visitor transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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I spy - A Marine Corps UH-1 Iroquois helicopter searches for hostile ground targets during exercise Atlantic Strike at Avon Park, Fla, Sept. 13. (Photo/Casey Bain)

The UH-1 Iroquois helicopter was officially retired in a ceremony held Oct. 2 by the Army National Guard, ending a service life of more than 50 years to the Army and close to 40 years in the Army Guard. The helicopter, known to most simply as the Huey, was first manufactured in 1956 and fielded to the Army by 1959. Its distinctive nickname came from the pronunciation of its first Army designation of HU-1- for helicopter, utility.

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Role: Wide-body jet airliner. National origin: United States. Manufacturer: Boeing Commercial Airplanes. First flight: December 15, 2009. Introduction: October 26, 2011, with All Nippon Airways. Status: Certificated, currently grounded worldwide 02/17/13. Primary users: All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, United Airlines, Air India. Produced: 2007–present. Number built: 49 (January 2013) Program cost: US$32 billion (Boeing's expenditure as of 2011) Unit cost: 787-8: US$206.8 million (2012) 787-9: US$243.6 million (2012)

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Seating: 210 to 250 passengers. Range: 7,650 to 8,200 nautical miles (14,200 to 15,200 kilometers) Configuration: Twin aisle. Cross Section: 226 inches (574 centimeters) Wing Span: 197 feet (60 meters) Length: 186 feet (57 meters) Height: 56 feet (17 meters) Cruise Speed: Mach 0.85 Total Cargo Volume: 4,400 cubic feet. Maximum Takeoff Weight: 502,500 pounds (227,930 kilograms) Program milestones: Authority to offer late 2003. Program launch April 2004. Assembly start 2006. First flight December 2009.

Boeing / All Nippon Airways Boeing787-8(N787EX) Date: 5 July 2010. Source: Photo by Cassiopeia_sweet. Author: Cassiopeia_sweet. Permission: (Reusing this file) PD-self.

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Boeing: Commercial Airplanes: Boeing's Official Statement on 787 Dreamliner 02/09/13 - ZA005, Boeing's fifth 787 flight test airplane, departed from Boeing Field at 12:32 p.m. Pacific time on Saturday, Jan. 9, with a crew of 13 onboard (Boeing pilots and flight test personnel). The flight lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes, landing back at Boeing Field at 2:51 p.m. Pacific time. The crew reports that the flight was uneventful.

During the flight, the crew monitored the performance of the main and APU batteries. Special equipment onboard ZA005, which is currently the only member of the Boeing 787 flight test fleet in service, allowed the crew to observe and record detailed battery performance in normal flight conditions.
Data gathered during the flight is considered part of the investigations into the 787 battery events that occurred in January. For that reason, we cannot share any additional details.

We have no flights planned for ZA005 Sunday, but plan to resume flights early this coming week. As a matter of long-standing practice, we do not provide flight schedules in advance of flight plans being filed. boeing.com

Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 German Panavia Tornado ECR

Royal Air Force Tornado GR4: The 100th Air Refueling Wing refuel Tornados in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn/Operation Unified Protector

A Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 links up with a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker while supporting air operations over Libya. The aircraft was one of 325 refueled by the 100th ARW during Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector. (Courtesy photo)

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A German Panavia Tornado ECR Wild Weasel aircraft (s/n 46+26) of Jagdbombergeschwader 32 (JaBoG 32) (32nd Fighter-Bomber Wing) flies just forward of the right wing of a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker of the 100th Aerial Refueling Squadron, waiting it's turn to be refueled, on 22 September 1997. Date: 22 September 1997. Source: U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DF-SC-99-00806; USAF photo 970922-F-0024F-003. Author: TSgt. Brad Fallin, USAF

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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. SR-71 "Blackbird" testing. The SR-71 from Lockheed underwent test and development at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in the mid-1960s, and went on to surpass YF-12 records. For more than 25 years, the aircraft provided the nation with demonstrated strategic reconnaissance capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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SR-71 Blackbird: SR-71, unofficially known as the "Blackbird," is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The first flight took place on Dec. 22, 1964. The U.S. Air Force retired its fleet of SR-71s Jan. 26, 1990, but returned them in 1995 until January 1997. Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the SR-71 remained the world's fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Haggerty)

Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning control aircraft

Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning control aircraft - U.S. Airmen with the 964th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron prepare an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft for a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Nov. 26, 2010, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The E-3’s long-range radar and other systems provide accurate, real-time information to the Joint Air Operations Center.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris / Released) Photographer's Name: SSgt Eric HarrisLocation: unknown Date Shot: 11/26/2010Date Posted: 12/20/2010VIRIN: 101126-F-RM405-224.

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The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome. The dome is 30 feet in diameter, 6 feet thick and is held 11 feet above the fuselage by two struts. It contains a radar subsystem that permits surveillance from the Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water. The radar has a range of more than 200 miles for low-flying targets and farther for aerospace vehicles flying at medium to high altitudes. (Courtesy photo)