Development Of Naval Aviation Up To Its Role As The Primary Striking Weapon Of The Fleet. The First Trans-Atlantic Flight And The First United States Carrier Landing, Use Of High-Performance Navy Jet Aircraft.
Blue Angels Flight Practice With 50/50 Biofuel
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Sep 022011
Courtesy: NAVAIR (U.S. Navy video/Released) NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Sept. 1, 2011) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, fly F/A-18 Hornets with a 50-50 mix of biofuel and JP-5 aviation fuel. The Blue Angels will perform at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Air Expo Sept. 3 and 4. While the Navy has experimented with biofuels in some of their other aircraft, this is the first time all six Blue Angels have flown burning the biofuel mix.
First F-35 Catapult Launch
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Jul 292011
First F-35 Catapult Launch
Courtesy: Navy Visual News Service.
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, LAKEHURST, N.J. — Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert takes to the sky July 27 in an F-35C test aircraft launched by a steam catapult for the first time. CF-3 is the designated carrier suitability testing aircraft, and is in Lakehurst for catapult and jet blast deflector testing. The F-35C is the carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants. It has larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear for slower catapult launch and landing approach speeds and deck impacts associated with the demanding carrier take-off and landing environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River prior to eventual delivery to the fleet.
