Story by Greg L. Davis | 72nd Air Base Wing | 12.21.2017
The Aeronca L-16 Champion is a derivative of Aeronca’s earlier successful observation/liaison platform from World War II, the L-3. The L-16 differs from the L-3 in having more fuel capacity and more powerful engines. Both ‘L’ platforms in the series are militarized versions of the company’s Model 65 tandem-seat trainer....
Story by Greg L. Davis | 72nd Air Base Wing | 12.20.2017
The J35 turbojet is an outgrowth from the earliest mass-produced turbojet engine, the J33. The J35s initial refinements increased thrust, but it wasn’t until project management was placed in the hands of General Motor’s Allison Division that a radical redesign and development of afterburner created exponential increases in thrust....
Story by Greg L. Davis | 72nd Air Base Wing | 11.28.2017
The Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II was originally designed as a single-seat, mid-weight fighter/bomber for the United States Navy....
Story by Greg L. Davis | 72nd Air Base Wing | 11.28.2017
Winter is upon us and now is the time to prepare for freezing temperatures not just at home, but in the facility where you work....
Story by Greg L. Davis | 72nd Air Base Wing | 11.28.2017
The CFM International CFM56 engine is a high-bypass, two-shaft turbofan produced by an international consortium made-up of General Electric in the United States and Safran Aircraft Engines in France. The CFM56 is the worlds’ most widely used turbofan in commercial aviation....
Story by Greg L. Davis | 72nd Air Base Wing | 11.27.2017
The Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” was a six-engine, very heavy bomber produced to meet specifications issued by the Army Air Corps on April 11, 1941, for what appeared at the time an impossible task: an intercontinental bomber....
Story by Greg L. Davis | 72nd Air Base Wing | 11.27.2017
Pratt & Whitney’s J57 engine is a twin-spool, axial flow turbojet engine with standard and afterburning configuration. The J57 was the first turbojet design for the company and represented a technological leap in the field of jet engine design which was well received and truly revolutionized air travel when introduced in the early 1950s....
Story by Greg L. Davis | 72nd Air Base Wing | 11.27.2017
The Convair/General Dynamics/Raytheon AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile was an air-launched, high-subsonic capable missile developed for employment with Air Force manned bomber programs. The ACM was designed to supplement AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missiles already in use and first flew in 1985....
