F-15E reaches flying-hour milestone

In the early hours of the day, the aircraft parking ramp here was alive with activity. Checklists were run, hatches checked, bombs loaded and missions briefed, as the crew chiefs, support units, and flyers of F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 achieved a milestone 10,000 flying hours Jan. 13. F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487, or “#487″ for short, [...]

Eurocopter X3 : Turning Up the Speed

Eurocopter X3 : Turning Up the Speed

A major milestone for Eurocopter's X3 hybrid helicopter Step 1 speed objective of 180 kts is attained ahead …