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@fat_cat_rescue the original idea was a gas lift system , they switch to the two engines later on

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing prepares to refuel an F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 13, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Natalie Stanley) #aviation

F100 engine ad.

The NATO consortium was also against the F-18L because it had already ordered 360 F-16s and was set to get a cut of 15% on every Viper sold abroad. This was the main reason to choose the Viper over the Dassault F-1 or Saab.
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The other option on the table was the Virtus, a design by the company that built the Guppy for the Apollo program. Although the Virtus way of carry the Shuttle will ease the loading procedure , it was a new aircraft and the timeline was vey short for the program. #NASA #aviation

Transit, the first satellite-based geopositioning system. Better know as NAVSAT, in service from 1964 to 1996.

The (JPATS) was a 1994 USN /USAF program to acquire a new training aircraft. Beechcraft/Raytheon, with a modified Swiss Pilatus PC-9 Mk 2, the only turboprop in the competition won the contract. The plane was designated the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II. The contestants: #aviation

Raptor over Houston courtesy of the @F22DemoTeam
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