Aug 21
This Avro Vulcan (HX558) bomber has been incredibly brought to flying condition and is now performing at airshows in Great Britain. The Vulcan was a sub-sonic nuclear capable jet bomber which operated from 1953-1984 in the RAF service.
To put the effort involved in getting this flying, it would be the approximate equivalent of a group of US volunteers coming together, acquiring, restoring, and funding a Boeing B-47 Stratojet to display and fly at airshows.
FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) imagery of a downed UH-60 Blackhawk being destroyed by two AH-64 Apaches.
Plane Driven’s PD-1 is another entrant in to the already crowded roadable aircraft concept of which is being led and popularized by the MIT alumni designed Terrafugia LSA (Light-Sport Aircraft).
The PD-1 is expected to be offered as a kit to convert aircraft into a vehicle capable of traveling on roadways with cars. The demonstrator is using a converted Glasair Sportsman as the aircraft. The drive pod underneath the aircraft is slid from its position directly below the plane during flight to its aft station while in drive mode.