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[alexandreVBCI]

C'est bien une image réelle et en plus c'est un prototype à taille réduite.

A terme, la version finale pourra transporter 66 tonnes de marchandises, c'est énorme !

 

Le site de la société : http://aeroscraft.com/

[actyon]

Je n'ai pas BIEN comprit, il s'agit avec ce dirigeable d'une image réelle ou d'un dessin par ordinateur ? Cela fait vraiment navette de SF :)

Comme la si bien repondu plus haut mon am iAlexandre les US se sont toujours interesse au derigiable a leurs utilisation dans le domaine militaire

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Air battle managers provide battlefield awareness for 5th generation air dominance

9/25/2013 - TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.  -- When it comes to operating the Air Force's 5th generation fighter, air battle managers from the 337th Air Control Squadron here are leading the way.

The F-35 Lightning II, based at Eglin Air Force Base with the 33rd Fighter Wing, requires a different set of operating rules and they are being written by air battle manager instructors who have had the opportunity to control the F-35.

"Controlling the F-35 mission is extremely similar to controlling other missions during the course of the day." said Lt. Col. Gary Smith, 337th ACS commander. "What makes this mission significant is we have the next generation of air dominance."

Smith explained that air battle managers provide pilots with information they may not have. This information could include vectors to the nearest refueling tanker or simply an update of how many enemies are in a particular area. The information a pilot may need varies from aircraft to aircraft. Air battle managers are responsible for knowing the different capabilities of each aircraft, and making sure the information they pass is relevant to the pilot.

Air battle managers go through a nine-month training course at the 337th ACS at Tyndall, which is home to the Air Force's other 5th generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor. Instructors at the ACS have learned that what is required by an F-22 pilot may not be required by an F-35 pilot, Smith said. As they learn exactly what an F-35 pilot needs, they are able to instruct students on what has to be communicated.

"We teach initial skills training," Smith said. "We teach air-to-air, air-to-ground, large force employment and aviation principles. More than that, we teach fundamentals of command and control."

Until recently, air battle managers teamed with the 325th Fighter Wing to learn how to control fighters like the F-22, but the F-35 has remained out of reach. As F-35 training and testing progresses, Tyndall air battle manager instructors are having more of a role.

"The relationship we have with the 33rd is becoming as important as our relationship has, and continues to be, with the 325th," said the colonel.

Other air battle managers are also taking notice of the capabilities the aircraft has to offer.

"I have been very impressed with the F-35 so far," Capt. Gary Foshee, 337th ACS instructor said. "It has been eye-opening to tactically control America's latest 5th generation fighter."

As the F-35 inches closer to being fully operational in the Combat Air Force, air battle mangers are considering the possibilities that come with it, said Foshee.

"As an instructor air battle manager, I look forward to the operational fielding of the F-35, not only across the Combat Air Force, but also our sister services and partner nations," the captain said. "The F-35 has big shoes to fill, but she is up to the task."

 

http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123364251

The first F-35C Lightning II sortie takes off from the U.S. Navy F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 101 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Aug. 14. Sailors have been on station for two years ready for the day they would launch a carrier variant of the military's joint strike fighter. The Navy's first pilot training course at Eglin was concluded in January and the second course began June with seven pilots soon to begin training flight operations in two of the squadron's F-35Cs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Tiltrotor Test Rig Team including NFAC receives NASA award

9/24/2013 - ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- NASA Ames Research Center recognized the Tiltrotor Test Rig Development Team with a Group Achievement Award at its annual NASA Agency Honor Award ceremony Aug. 29.

The multi-agency TTR Development Team is comprised of NASA Ames Research Center, the U.S. Army and Arnold Engineering Development Complex personnel teaming with Bell Helicopter and Triumph Aerospace Systems. The team received the award "for envisioning and developing the Tiltrotor Test Rig to provide a new national test capability for next generation military and civilian tilt rotor systems."

NASA, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force joined to develop the large scale prop-rotor test system for AEDC's National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex, located at NASA Ames Research Center. It is designed to test prop-rotors up to 26 feet in diameter at speeds up to 300 knots. The combination of size and speed is unprecedented and is necessary for research into 21st-century tiltrotors and other advanced rotorcraft concepts. TTR will provide critical data for validation of state-of-the-art design and analysis tools.

The TTR is designed to be used in the 40- by 80-foot and the 80- by 120-foot wind tunnels. TTR is a horizontal axis rig and rotates on the test section turntable to face the rotor into the wind at high speed, or fly edgewise at low speed (100 knots), or at any angle in between.

The TTR is designed to accommodate a variety of rotors. The first rotor planned for testing is taken from the Bell/Agusta 609 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

For maximum accuracy, rotor forces will be measured by a dedicated balance installed between the gearbox and the rotor. Rotor torque will be measured by an instrumented drive shaft.

Other organizations included in the award are contractor support organizations Jacobs Technology, Inc., AECOM, RS Morris Construction, Monterey Technologies, Inc., Thomson Aerospace & Defense, Lufkin Industries, Kern Steel Fabricators, and ElectroMechanical Engineering Associates.

Summary of TTR design capabilities:

Wind speed - 300 knots axial, 180 knots edgewise
Rotational speed - from 126 to 630 rpm

Rotor thrust - 20,000 lb. steady; 30,000 lb. peak
In-plane force (resultant) - 5000 lb. steady; 10,000 lb. peak

Moment (resultant) - 30,000 ft-lb steady; 60,000 lb. peak
Shaft torque - 48,000 ft-lb. steady; 72,000 lb. peak

Power - 6000 hp max

http://www.afmc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123364375

 

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Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed its second flight Feb. 25. Photo: Boeing

 

Following the first flight, Boeing upgraded the aircraft’s software and hardware, including the landing gear. The upgrades paid off in the form of a picture-perfect landing its second flight Feb. 25, 2013

 

 

Modified Phantom-Eye Doubles Endurance, Altitude on Second Test Flight

Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its second flight Feb. 25. On its second flight the modified drone achieved more than twice the flight duration and altitude, compared to the first flight which lasted only 28 minutes.

http://defense-update.com/20130227_phantom_eye-3.html

 

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T-38 A-model and T-38 C-model are flown in formation one last time at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 19, 2013. (U.S. Air Force courtesty photo/Bobbi Zapka) (U.S. Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka)

 

Two F-15C Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing prepare to return to their simulated air combat portion of the Arctic Challenge exercise Sept. 20, 2013, over Norway. Six nations participated in the exercise to boost interoperability between NATO, the U.S., the United Kingdom and members of the Nordic Defense Cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard) (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard)

An F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron, flies above Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 23, 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from Royal Air Force Bases Lakenheath and Mildenhall, to multiple locations in Norway, in support of the Arctic Challenge exercise 2013 (ACE-13). ACE-13 is a combined exercise with our NATO allies and regional partners, which promotes continued interoperability between the U.S., Norway, Sweden and Finland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lee Osberry) (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lee Osberry)

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Proven partners: all ACES

9/26/2013 - Bodø, Norway -- Approximately 600 U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa Airmen from three bases continue the enduring partnerships with their NATO and Nordic allies during the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013 (ACE-13.)

The exercise, hosted by Norway, Finland and Sweden, started Sept. 16, 2013, with the primary purpose of mobilizing, training and evaluating how units perform in multinational operations.

Additionally, personnel and aircraft with the U.K. Royal Air Force participated. "Just to get all the nations together in order to operate, communicate and integrate is phenomenal," said Lt. Col. Lance Wilkins, 48th Fighter Wing detachment commander. "Operating in a deconflicted manner is one thing, but to operate with our allies in an integrated manner is totally different."

http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123364717

 

[pascal]

Les F15 de Lakenheath en Grande Bretagne (48 TFW) sont si je ne m'abuse les derniers Eagle et Strike Eagle des USAFE après les fermetures de Bitburg et Soesterberg

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Les F15 de Lakenheath en Grande Bretagne (48 TFW) sont si je ne m'abuse les derniers Eagle et Strike Eagle des USAFE après les fermetures de Bitburg et Soesterberg

Aucune idee sur ça

Modifié le 27 septembre 2013 par actyon

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Quelques photos d'art de l'US Air Force

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B-1 conducts first live-fire test of anti-ship missile

9/27/2013 - DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A B-1B Lancer successfully struck a waterborne target with a live warhead for the first time Aug. 27.

The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed their first of three scheduled live-fire tests of a Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, on-board a B-1.

The mission sought to evaluate the separation of the missile from the aircraft and monitor the weapon's flight path to its intended target. Assessment tracked and documented the missile's in-flight data with an F/A-18 Hornet.

Designed and developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research, the LRASM is based off the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, and was constructed as part of an effort to overcome challenges faced by current anti-ship missiles penetrating sophisticated enemy air defense systems.

Armed with a 1,000-pound penetrator and blast-fragmentation warhead, LRASM employs a multi-mode sensor, weapon data link and an enhanced digital anti-jam Global Positioning System to detect and destroy specific targets within a group of ships.

According to 337th TES officials, the anti-ship missile is intended for rapid transition to the Air Force and Navy. Because the LRASM is based on the JASSM-ER airframe, it can be transitioned to the B-1, allowing DARPA to add the new technology and create a usable anti-ship missile.

The test squadron's current LRASM project officer, Capt. Alicia Datzman commented that they are currently working in parallel with the weapon that may be operational within a few short years.

 

http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123364167

 

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Aircraft from 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, like the F-15 featured here in this 2012 Combat Hammer photo, participated in an Air Combat Command high-priority Maritime Strike Operations Tactics Development and Evaluation at Eglin. The squadron’s F-15s and F-16s led 36 of the 42 sorties during the final phase of the evaluation that ended Sept. 6, expending more than 80 percent of the available munitions in Eglin’s Gulf Test Range. (File photo)

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AFSOC celebrates Air Force's 66th birthday

9/18/2013 - Staff Sgt. Irene Gonzales, Air Force Special Operations Command Commander's Support Staff NCO in charge of evaluations, and Chaplain (Col.) Paul Cannon, AFSOC command chaplain, cut the cake during the Air Force's 66th birthday celebration at the AFSOC headquarters Sept. 18, 2013, Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Department of the Air Force was created when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master. Sgt. Steven Pearsall)

http://www2.afsoc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123363659

 

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Maj. Gen. Rick Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, poses for a group photo with Col. Daniel Tulley, 43d Airlift Group commander, Chief Master Sgt. Karen Reed, 43d Airlift Group superintendent, Maj. Joseph Whittington, 3d Aerial Port Squadron commander, 18th Airborne Division Soldiers, and Airmen from the 3d Aerial Port Squadron on Sep 16. General Martin visited Pope Army Airfield, N.C. to see first-hand how the 43d Airlift Group Airmen support the Global Response Force mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Marvin Krause)

Maj. Gen. Rick Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, performs forty-six pushups with Airmen from the 3d Aerial Port Squadron after receiving a mission briefing from squadron leaders on Sep 16. General Martin visited Pope Army Airfield, N.C. to see first-hand how the 43d Airlift Group Airmen support the Global Response Force mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Marvin Krause)

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Article pas inintéressant de POGO...

 

http://www.pogo.org/our-work/straus-military-reform-project/military-reform/2013/reforming-americas-overhyped-airpower.html

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65th Operational Supports Squadron transient alert team supports A-10 Thunderbolt II

9/27/2013 - LAJES FIELD, Azores -- The 65th Operational Supports Squadron transient alert team supported A-10 Thunderbolt II's from the 75th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 24th, 2013, at Lajes Field, Azores. The team will refuel the aircraft and do post flight checks to ensure they remain operational.

http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123364925

 

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Le A-10 se fera-t-il une nouvelle vie
 

Le A-10 « Thunderbolt II » de l’US Air Force gagne de nouvelles ailes et de nouvelles capacités opérationnelles et pourrait donc poursuivre sa carrière opérationnelle au-delà de 2025. Pour l’avion et pour la communauté de ses pilotes, ce serait une belle victoire. Oui, mais…

Les rumeurs actuelles font craindre le pire pour l’avenir opérationnel du légendaire A-10. Pour faire face à la réduction de son budget, l’US Air Force évoquait récemment la possibilité de tirer rapidement un trait sur les avions « mono missions ». Le A-10 ferait alors une victime de choix. Rien n’est encore décidé et pour l’instant, les essais en cours laissent croire que l’appareil a encore un futur.

En 1991, au moment de la première guerre du Golfe, l’US Air Force parlait du A-10 comme d’un préretraité et ses jours étaient comptés. A l’époque où les F-15 E et F-16 prenaient en main les missions air-sol, le A-10 semblait être complètement dépassé. Paradoxalement l’avion ne sauva sa peau que grâce à l’intervention de l’US Army : là où l’Air Force ne voyait qu’un tas de ferraille totalement dépassé, l’armée de Terre américaine voyait au contraire un remarquable appareil d’appui-feu, idéalement taillé pour épauler ses soldats au sol.

Aucune fioriture dans la formule aérodynamique de l’avion, avec une aile droite qui trahit sa vocation de camion à bombes...

L’utilisation réussie du A-10 en Afghanistan puis en Irak à partir de 2003 ont finalement poussé l’USAF a redonner un avenir à l’avion, confiant à Lockheed Martin le programme « Precision Engagement ». Par son ampleur, ce programme donna finalement naissance à une nouvelle version de l’avion, le A-10C, qui effectua son premier vol en 2005. Sur les 715 A-10 construits par Fairchild entre 1972 et 1984, un peu moins de la moitié sont encore en service à ce jour. Peu d’avions ont été détruits au combat et la plupart des appareils retirés du service sèchent leurs os au soleil de Davis Monthan. Pour les autres, l’heure est à la modernisation. Dans le poste de pilotage, l’instrumentation électro-mécanique traditionnelle a été remplacée par deux écrans multifonctions en couleurs de 12,5 cm par 12,5. Il est possible d’y afficher une cartographie numérique couplée à l’utilisation du système SADL (Situation Awareness Data Link) : Le A-10C a également hérité d’un nouveau viseur tête haute, de la poignée de gaz du F-15 E et de certains éléments du manche du F-16. Sous la peau de l’avion, Lockheed Martin a implanté un nouveau calculateur de mission et un bus de données permettant à l’avion de « dialoguer » avec les armements à guidage GPS.

posé à côté d’une voiture populaire du siècle dernier, le canon de 30mm du A-10 équipé de son tambour à munition exhibe sa taille démesurée...

Les A-10C ont ensuite été utilisés au combat en Irak à partir de septembre 2007, puis en Afghanistan à la fin 2008. C’est à cette époque que l’USAF fit la désagréable découverte de criques de fatigue dans les ailes de ses A-10A les plus anciens équipés d’une voilure dite « mince ». Conséquence immédiate, 127 avions furent cloués au sol tandis qu’un contrat était signé en urgence avec Boeing pour la fabrication potentielle de 242 jeux d’ailes renforcées. Ainsi équipés, les A-10 disposent d’un potentiel de 16.000 heures de vol par avion et pourront continuer à faire la guerre jusqu’en 2028. A ce jour, 48 voilures complètes ont été livrées et Boeing vient de recevoir un nouveau contrat pour la fourniture de 56 jeux supplémentaires. Les commandes portent à ce jour sur 173 jeux, sur la cible totale qui est donc de 242.

Séquence de tir au canon, avec l’épaisse fumée qui s’échappe des sept tubes de l’arme

Autre bonne nouvelle pour l’avion, l’USAF s’est décidée à ouvrir de nouvelles configurations d’emport. Etonnamment, le A-10 n’était pas autorisé jusqu’à présent à emporter des réservoirs supplémentaires au combat. Ceux-ci, jusqu’à trois réservoirs de 600 gallons (2271 litres), ne pouvaient être utilisés que pendant les missions de convoyage. Des essais en configuration lourde (un réservoir, huit bombes GBU-12 de 250 kg, deux bombes à sous munitions CBU-103 et deux missiles d’auto défense…), à grande vitesse (tout est relatif) et sous facteur de charge ont montré que l’avion gardait un comportement sain. Avec ses 600 gallons de carburant accrochés sous le ventre, le A-10 gagnera quelques dizaines de minutes d’autonomie et s’affranchira un peu du ravitaillement en vol.

Le canon est placé précisément dans l’axe longitudinal de l’avion pour limiter les effets parasites en lacet pendant le tir

On savait que le A-10 de l’US Air Force avait un sacré punch. Avec la version A-10C, la brute épaisse a gagné un cerveau. L’US Air Force s’apprête désormais à lui offrir des jambes de marathonien. Que demander de plus ? Lui refaire les seins ? Non mais Allo quoi…

http://bit.ly/1bhai3U

 

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9/30/2013 - A crewchief takes in the view of a corral reef off the coast of Honduras from the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 28, 2013. The Chinook was transporting members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Central America Survey and Assessment team back to Soto Cano Air Base following an exercise operation in Belize. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

 

9/30/2013 - Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo and members of the Belizean armed forces pose in front of one of Joint Task Force-Bravo's CH-47 Chinook helicopter's prior to a training exercise in Belize, Sept. 26, 2013. Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Belizean military performed joint military training in order to enhance operational capabilities as well as to continue to build international relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

 

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9/30/2013 - During the Year of the B-2 Gala at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 28, 2013, a rainbow made a brief appearance over the “Spirit of Missouri.” The gala celebrated the 20th anniversary of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, which made its first landing at Whiteman in December 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley/Released)

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9/27/2013 - An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron launches from Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall to multiple locations in Norway in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies, which promoted continued interoperability between the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)

 

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Norman, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 maintainer, checks the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet after landing Oct. 2, 2013, at Lajes Field, Azores. The Marines will take crew rest and refuel, then leave for VMFA-115 at Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guido Melo/Released)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Okasinski, 65th Operations Support Squadron deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Richard Steele, 65th OSS commander, walk to greet U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilots Oct. 2, 2013, at Lajes Field, Azores. The pilots are from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and are on their way home to Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Guido Melo/Released)

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Most of the aircraft stored at the Davis Monthan ‘boneyard’ arrive there after years, even decades of faithful service. Not many arrive here in mint condition…

 

New cargo planes on order for the U.S. Air Force are being delivered straight into storage in the Arizona desert because the military has no use for them, a Dayton Daily News investigation found. A dozen nearly new C-27J Spartans have already been taken out of the US Air National Guard service and shipped to the so-called ‘boneyard’ at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. Five more are expected to be built by April 2014, all of which are headed to the boneyard unless another use for them is found.

 

http://defense-update.com/20131007_spartans_in_the_boneyard.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=96272&utm_campaign=0

 

De nouveaux avions de fret sur ordre de l'US Air Force sont livrés directement dans le stockage dans le désert de l'Arizona parce que l'armée n'a aucune utilité pour eux,

une enquête de Dayton Daily trouvé. Une douzaine depresque comme neuf de Spartiates C-27J ont déjà été retirés du service Garde nationale de l'air américaine et expédiés à la soi-disant «ossuaire» de Davis-Monthan Air Force Base à Tucson. Cinq autres devraient être construits d'ici Avril 2014 qui vont tous se dirigea vers la boneyard moins qu'un autre usage pour eux est trouvé.

 

C-27J

Modifié le 8 octobre 2013 par actyon

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Last cargo mission out of FOB Sharana(FORWARD OPERATING BASE)

10/8/2013 - FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan -- The aircrew of "Growler 51" set out a few hours before sunrise Sept. 28 to fly the last of the U.S. cargo out of Forward Operating Base Sharana before the base was officially transferred to the Afghan government.

Twelve hours and three round-trip flights later, the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Airmen completed the mission.

http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123366238

 

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Most of the aircraft stored at the Davis Monthan ‘boneyard’ arrive there after years, even decades of faithful service. Not many arrive here in mint condition…

 

De nouveaux avions de fret sur ordre de l'US Air Force sont livrés directement dans le stockage dans le désert de l'Arizona parce que l'armée n'a aucune utilité pour eux,

une enquête de Dayton Daily trouvé. Une douzaine depresque comme neuf de Spartiates C-27J ont déjà été retirés du service Garde nationale de l'air américaine et expédiés à la soi-disant «ossuaire» de Davis-Monthan Air Force Base à Tucson. Cinq autres devraient être construits d'ici Avril 2014 qui vont tous se dirigea vers la boneyard moins qu'un autre usage pour eux est trouvé.

 

C-27J

 

 

C'est dingue d'en arriver là ???

Ils ne peuvent pas les offrir, ou les revendre au pire ?