U.S. Navy Aircraft History
By Tommy H. Thomason
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
A Brief History of U.S.Navy Jet Speed Brakes
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One of the early discoveries of the differences between prop-pulled and jet-propelled airplanes was that the latter benefited a great deal f...
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Saturday, July 31, 2021
Carrier Landing: Inflight versus Free-flight Engagements
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2 August: Well, this is embarrassing. I inadvertently reversed the designations of Inflight and Free-Flight. Thanks to Oscar Meyer for the c...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
F8U-3 Monograph - Last Chance
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A big part of the McDonnell F4H-1 story is the fly off with Vought's F8U-3, the best airplane that the Navy didn't buy, according to...
Friday, March 13, 2020
U.S. Navy 1950s Light-Attack Jet Programs
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By January 1952, nuclear weapons light enough to be carried by tactical fighters and bombers had been qualified and were being stockpiled. ...
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Saturday, September 28, 2019
Angelo Romano's USN Electronic Aggressors Parts 1 and 2
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Angelo sent me copies of his latest monographs a couple of months ago. They are so impressive and comprehensive that my words failed me wh...
Thursday, September 12, 2019
F8U-3 vs F4H-1 Dogfights at Patuxent River?
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Often when the subject of the Vought F8U-3 comes up on the internet, someone posts something like "Crusader 3 test pilots would oft...
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