What Does 'Roger' Mean In Military Aviation And Why Do Pilots Say It?
The term "Roger" isn't just a name but a popular piece of aviation lore, and this is what it means and where it came from.
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GA Telesis To Acquire AAR’s Landing Gear MRO Business
Once closed, the deal will see Fort Lauderdale, Florida-headquartered GA Telesis strengthen its landing gear repair capabilities in both commercial and military aviation segments and take on a ...
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TIMELINE - F-35 fighter jets: 11 crashes in 7 years raise alarm over safety
Facing reliability, maintainability challenges, 11 F-35 Lockheed Martin fighter jets crashed since 2018, mainly in US, ...
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Coyote strike on the runway forces United Airlines flight back to Chicago's O'Hare
Collisions between aircraft and wildlife are a growing concern for aviation safety, according to the FAA. The FAA said that ...
Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...
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China Launches ‘40,000 Ton’ Catapult-Equipped Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan in a Bid to Rival the U.S.
and arrestor gear system which the official Xinhua news agency has described as being intended to launch fixed wing aircraft. Notably, Chinese military expert Song Zhongping compared the Sichuan ...
The Oldest Bell Helicopter: A Guide To The Bell 47 Helicopter
After 75 years, the Bell Model 47 helicopter continues to be a valued workhorse for a wide range of odd jobs best done by air ...
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Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in a reconnaissance role as the RB-47 to monitor the Soviet military and ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft Model 18
On this day in aviation history, January 15 ... and in addition to producing more examples of the Model 17 Staggerwing as VIP military transports, Beech Aircraft would build thousands of Beechcraft ...