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XF8B: Meet Boeing’s Late WWII Experimental Naval Fighter
The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the Japanese mainland. When it comes to military aircraft manufacturing, Boeing is ...
What Is The Largest Beechcraft Aircraft Created?
Beechcraft, a renowned name in general aviation, is synonymous with engineering excellence and innovation. Among its wide ...
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Convair’s B-36 “Peacemaker” was the Father of America’s Modern Bombers
Combining six Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines, with another four General Electric J47 jet engines, led to its famous nickname, “six turning, four burning.” The piston-driven ...
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(SOLD!) Motorcycling’s M.C.Escher hits the auction block
He's an eccentric motorcycle and engine building genius who regularly creates mind-bending engineering alchemy and has ...
CT aerospace giant Pratt & Whitney planning layoffs. Action will ‘reduce overhead costs’
The notice comes just weeks after several hundred Pratt & Whitney machinists, on furlough for the day, rallied outside the ...
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Pratt & Whitney will expand Asheville plant in $285 million project; will add 325 jobs
After completing its Asheville-based facility in 2022, Pratt & Whitney is expanding in Western North Carolina with a $285 million project that will create an estimated additional 325 jobs ...