Airplane
Built to supercede the range of B-47.
What is the B-52?
During Cold War, Air Force's primary mission to defend US from nuclear attacks.
What is Strategic Air Command?
International war with most battle deaths for US.
What is WWII?
Composite material stronger than common metals in aircraft construction.
What is epoxy graphite?
Increases effective wingspan.
What is the winglet?
Broke Mach 3, but came apart from inertial coupling.
What is X-2?
Operation Desert Storm activated to provide logistical support.
What is Civil Reserve Air Fleet?
Aviation improvements resulting from WWII.
What are improved instruments, navigation equipment, safety devices, larger airports....?
First twin-engine aircraft.
What is Beechcraft Twin Bonanza?
Experiments in high altitudes conducted by NASA.
What is balloon aircrafts.
First aircraft to break sound barrier.
What is X-1?
Three aircrafts built for the Strategic Air Command during the Cold War.
What are B-52 bombers, KC-135 tankers, U-2 reconnaissance, B-2 Bomber(Stealth)...
CRAF activated in Desert Shield.
What is Civil Reserve Air Fleet, operation utilized up to 158 commercial aircraft?
Most successful jet.
What is Boeing 737?
CAP High-Altitude Balloon Competition.
What is the Kittinger High-Altitude Balloon Competition?
New wing design of laminar-flow wing.
What is P-51?
Known as helicopter war.
What is vietnam?
Operation objective to deter Iraqi aggression and defend Saudi Arabia, expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait.
What is Desert Storm?
The Douglas entry to jet powered, short haul market.
What is the DC-4?
Payload of cameras and operated by one remotely.
What is the Micro Air Vehicles?
V-22 and AV-2 are take off aircraft.
What are Tet offensive?
Congress allowed President Johnson to take all necessary measures to repel an attack against the forces of the US.
What is the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
Four phases utilized in Desert Storm.
What is 1. Target Iraq's command and control sites
2. target enemy air defenses
3. Cut suppy lines.
4. Close air support?
Rocket-powered nickel-steel alloy called Inconel X.
What is the X-15?
Since 1950s rate growth was faster than commercial and military aviation.
What is general aviation?