A recent Request For Information (RFI) posting by the Marine Corps’ Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons called for a new UAS vehicle capable of delivering five-hundred-pounds of ordnance under combat conditions over a minimum distance of 8.7 nautical-miles (ten-kilometers). The machine is to weigh no more than 1,320-pounds, fit into a small ground-vehicle, operate effectively in day and night VFR and IFR conditions, and take no more than thirty-minutes to set up and launch.
From 2015 (YouTube Version): Oshkosh Reveals Many Treasures... Including Old Warbirds Full Of History
While at EAA AirVenture 2015, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, ventured out to visit the warbirds and was attracted to a large four engine aircraft that is a variation of the World War II Consolidated B-24. It turns out to be the world’s only flyable PB4Y-2, Privateer, which is a U.S. Navy version of the B-24. To get the full scoop about the airplane, Tom talked with Boyd Gallaher, who is the pilot of the aircraft.
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