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  • Imagine if Boeing Really Had Vision — The C17x Dominator

    05/29/2025 8:50:20 AM PDT · by appeal2 · 10 replies
    The Depth Charge ^ | Johnny Depth
    Just for the sake of discussion—what if Boeing wasn’t a bloated, risk-averse, demoralized shell of its former self? What if, instead of sitting on its legacy platforms, it unleashed its brightest minds in a modern Skunk Works to reimagine the greatest military cargo plane ever built—the C-17 Globemaster III—for the 21st century? Let’s call it the C-47X Dominator. This isn’t a leak. It’s not sourced. It’s just a thought experiment. But imagine: Re-engineering the C-17 with new-generation LEAP or GEnx engines Using advanced composites to lighten the frame Swapping out hardened battlefield tech that’s no longer needed in civilian ops...
  • SWEDEN PUTS NEW LIFE IN COLD WAR FIGHTER JET STRATEGY

    03/31/2016 11:14:47 AM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 2 replies
    AIRheadsFLY.com ^ | 2016/03/31
    The Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) is putting new life into a war-time strategy developed during the Cold War: fighter jet operations from road strips. There is a difference: the armed forces have got to do the same job with less personnel. Welcome to Vidsel Airbase in the Swedish far north. This is the Edwards, or Boscombe Down, of Sweden – a place for testing air weapons and the heart of many (inter)national military combat exercises when it comes to air operations. Riksväg runway Vidsel does have a main runway, but serviced by a network of taxiways are three additional short...
  • No-compromises SuperStol bush plane sells well [Just Aircraft scrambling to fill orders]

    07/30/2013 6:03:44 PM PDT · by Errant · 53 replies
    AOPA ^ | 30 July, 2013 | Dave Hirschman
    Just Aircraft Founder Gary Schmitt wasn’t sure anyone else would be interested in the no-compromises bush airplane that he wanted to own and fly. But in the year since the South Carolina firm introduced its SuperStol, the company has shipped 38 kits, added staff, and is backlogged until April of next year. “It turns out there are quite a few people who want to do the same kind of backcountry flying that I like to do,” Schmitt said. “It’s come as sort of a surprise to us.” The two-seat SuperStol has leading-edge slats that deploy automatically at high angles...
  • 2011 Valdez May Day Fly-In STOL Competition

    12/02/2011 9:44:58 AM PST · by SWAMPSNIPER · 7 replies
    YOUTUBE ^ | Dec 02, 2011 | swampsniper
    STOL (short take off and landing) competition. Who needs a helicopter? These bush planes are amazing.
  • STOL Competition Highlights Valdez Fly-In

    01/29/2011 10:45:57 AM PST · by Errant · 17 replies
    The legend of the Alaskan bush pilot is infused with feats accomplished in aircraft that are rarely seen anywhere else. We have all seen the videos of pilots landing on sand bars and in tight tree-lined mountainous areas. Each year at the Valdez Fly-In and Air Show they celebrate the tradition and skill of the bush pilot with the Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) competition.
  • Patent Lifts Veil on Boeing's Speed Agile

    07/04/2010 8:39:52 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 15 replies · 2+ views
    I am researching something on future airlifters and wanted artwork on the stealthy super-STOL tactical transport Boeing windtunnel tested under the US Air Force Research Laboratory's Speed Agile program. I asked Boeing if they had a releasable image. No, they said. I asked AFRL. No, said they. So there I was passing the time browsing the US Patent and Trademark Office website and what do I find but this: The patent is here and it's Speed Agile, or close to it based on the one image of a 2008 windtunnel model that I do have, from a presentation by the...