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January 12, 2012

F135 Long-Lead Production Contract Awarded To Pratt & Whitney

LIRP Agreement With DoD Totals Over $194 Million

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $194,097,296 long-lead production contract for F135 engines Pratt & Whitney to power the F-35 Lightning II. The low rate initial production (LRIP) contract covers long-lead materials for the sixth lot of F135 engines.

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AWACS Crew Coordinates Rescue In Afghanistan

Helo Pilots Brought Home Safely With Help Of Multiple Aircraft

Helping rescue downed pilots isn't something Airmen aboard an E-3 Sentry do regularly, but that's exactly what happened to one crew from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Dec. 30. Two hours into the Sentry crew's planned mission, they received a mayday call, relayed through a KC-135 Stratotanker, from an AH-64 Apache. The Apache pilots' wingmen had crashed in northern Afghanistan. The two pilots were okay, but they were going to need help getting back to base.

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The World’s Only Flyable Lockheed EC-121 Super Constellation Returns To Chino

Journey Marks The End Of A Seven-Year Project To Restore Her To Flying Condition

Super Constellation “Connie” (EC-121T Warning Star) historic flight to Yanks Air Museum Chino, CA on Saturday January 14, 2012. This will bring to a close a seven year project to get this massive aircraft back in the air. This is the chance of a lifetime to see the only flyable EC-121 in the world.

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China Renovating More Soviet-Era Carriers

But Some Are Being Converted Into Theme Parks

China's military recently made news for turning an obsolete Soviet-era aircraft carrier into a new Chinese aircraft carrier. But that's not the only way to recycle a Cold-War-era "floating city." Another carrier undergoing renovation in China is destined to become a luxury hotel.

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Aero-TV: Bob Hoover At Airventure -- Flight Test and Military Service

Aviation's Greatest Living Legend Talks About His Life In Aviation (Part 5, Final)

ANN is pleased to offer you yet another snippet from the public conversations that took place with Bob Hoover at Airventure 2011... where he was honored for a lifetime of aviation excellence. In this program, Bob continues his discussion about his life in aviation, in a segment entitled, 'Flight Test and Military Service.' Ask any pilot who he (or she) thinks is the best he ever saw and depending on how long they've been in the business, the answers might surprise you... BUT, for anyone who had the grand opportunity to see much of the Golden Age of GA, its hard to forget the grace a

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Coast Guard May Not Prosecute Wire Strike Victim

Pilot Reportedly Deviated From Course Set By Navigator

A US Coast Guard Lieutenant facing serious charges in the 2010 crash of an MH-60 in 2010 could catch a break if the recommendations of an investigator are accepted by a commander.

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