The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was replaced by the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, which was larger and more robust. The competition for a medium STOL replacement for Boeing C-130 Hercules was ...

From 1983 to 1985, she was a C-141 Starlifter aircraft commander and instructor pilot. She was assistant professor of mathematics and T-41 instructor pilot at the Air Force Academy from 1986 to ...

The C-130 Hercules military transport plane may not be a sleek jet fighter, but it has been an important tool for the U.S.

He was a personnel specialist but he really brought home the point that you didn’t necessarily have to be a “grunt in the bush” to end up coming back early in the back of a C-141 aircraft ...

acquiring experience in matters such as test piloting and commanding the C-141 aircraft before being selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in 1990. (Collins retired from NASA in 2006.) ...

The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop ... Designed as a replacement for the C-141 Starlifter, the C-17 made its maiden flight on Sept. 15, 1991, and the first production model ...

The Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft has been crippled by scores of deficiencies and no plan to fix them, the Defense ...

Back when I flew the original Sling High Wing, I was impressed with the design, the handling and the overall airframe. It was ...

It’s great to call them friends, but the conversation topic was grim: “What in the hell is going on at Lunken Airport?” Sure ...

The program office managing the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye has not yet addressed 141 deficiencies found in the aircraft during ...

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The inspector general said the Navy is set to spend $22 billion to acquire 80 E-2D aircraft and has already fielded 62 ...