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The plane in these pictures is still officially the 'Air
Vehicle Number 1', a prototype, on board the USS George
Washington CVN-73 for catapult fit checks. Not exactly still
Top Secret but certainly not yet made public.
It will be known as the F/A-37. Although specs are
classified, it is believed to be Mach 3.5 (top speed in the
Mach 4 range) super-cruise stealth fighter/bomber/interceptor
with approximately a 4,000nm range. Awesome!
Check out the Navy test pilot in the cockpit of the
F/A-37...LT Kara Wade.
For the first time in over 20 some odd years, three carrier strike groups
got together in formation for a great photo op.
From top to bottom are the aircraft carriers, ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
KITTY HAWK and RONALD REAGAN.
We even had Air Force planes fly-over, see the B-2 Stealth Bomber
in the fifth & seventh picture down. The only warships not seen in the
photos are the 4 nuclear powered submarines standing guard.
Now this is an AIRPLANE!!!
Look at this new aircraft...
Boeing is preparing a 1000 passenger jet that could reshape the
Air travel industry for the next 100 years. The radical Blended Wing
design has been developed by Boeing in cooperation with the
NASA Langley Research Center.
The mammoth plane will have a wing span of 265 feet compared
to the 747's 211 feet, and is designed to fit within the newly
created terminals used for the 555 seat Airbus A380, which is 262 feet wide.
The new 797 is in direct response to the Airbus A380 which has racked
up 159 orders, but has not yet flown any passengers. Boeing decide to
kill its 747X stretched super jumbo in 2003 after little interest was shown
by airline companies, but has continued to develop the ultimate Airbus
crusher 797 for years at its Phantom Works research facility in
Long Beach, Calif.
The Airbus A380 has been in the works since 1999 and has accumulated
$13 billion in development costs, which gives Boeing a huge advantage
now that Airbus has committed to the older style tubular aircraft for
decades to come.
There are several big advantages to the blended wing design, the most
important being the lift to drag ratio which is expected to increase by an
amazing 50%, with overall weight reduced by 25%, making it an
estimated 33% more efficient than the A380, and making Airbus's
$13 billion dollar investment look pretty shaky.
High body rigidity is another key factor in blended wing aircraft. It reduces
turbulence and creates less stress on the air frame which adds to efficiency,
giving the 797 a tremendous 8800 nautical mile range with its 1000
passengers flying comfortably at mach 0.88 or 654 mph (+-1046km/h)
cruising speed another advantage over the Airbus tube-and-wing designed
A380's 570 mph (912 km/h).
The exact date for introduction is unclear, yet the battle lines are clearly
drawn in the high-stakes war for civilian air supremacy.
What an amazing thing!
And now:
GREAT NEW PHOTOS!
Here SHE is!
As you scroll down, notice
the two twin towers on top.
the USS New York,
made from the
World Trade Center !
USS New York...
It was built with 24 tons of
scrap steel from the
World Trade Center .
It is the fifth in a new class of warship -
designed for missions that include special
operations against terrorists. It will carry
a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready
Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters
and assault craft.
Steel from the World Trade Center was melted
down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's
bow section. When it was poured into the molds
on Sept 9, 2003, 'those big rough
steelworkers treated it with total reverence,'
recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there.
'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.'
Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager,
said that when the trade center steel first
arrived, he touched it with his hand and the
'hair on my neck stood up.'
'It had a big meaning to it for
all of us,' he said. 'They knocked us down.
They can't keep us down. We're going to be
back.'
The ship's motto?
'Never Forget'
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