https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1 29 October 2021 en-us 2021-10-27 10:37:10 UTC 2023-03-09 08:32:16 UTC hello@padlet.com jhjhtan1 https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1847885963 Aircraft: X-15

The X-15 is fasinating as flown in the 1960s, it was a crucial vehicle to test and prepare NASA astronauts (Notably Neil Armstrong - First man on the moon) for space travel and also paved the way for the development of air and spacecrafts.

The X-15 managed to break multiple speed and alttitude records in it's time, having broken the karman line (100 km) and reaching space on 2 occasions  and reaching speeds of Mach 6.7, highest speed ever on a manned powered aircraft, a record that is still standing.

Beyond it's simplistic looking design, the plane featured a lot of advancements that help push for the better understanding about dealing with excess heat, structural loads, control of aircraft at hypersonic speeds. While also pushing the advancements of new-age fuels and rocket engines.

However, what is most commendable is the test pilots on the project. In the age before any real computer simulations or analysis, a lot of the plane's shape, design, materials were only merely guesswork; without much evidence or knowledge to back it up. Despite that, the test pilots were extremely courageous and brave, continuing to push the boundaries of what the plane was capable of,  all manually with little to any computer systems to keep the plane in control and stable, in order to further our knowledge.

In pursuit of that, souls were lost and often times the planes that broke the records were unable to be used again with the plane being deformed, scortched and missing many parts.  In spite of the lossses, the contributions of the entire X-15 program help push and further our understanding of what is possible.


]]> 2021-10-27 11:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1847885963 jhjhtan1 https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1847905931 Notable aircrafts:

V22 Osprey
De halide comet
An-224
Boeing 747
Harrier jumpp jet
SR-71 Blackbird
U-2 Dragon lady
Mig 31]]> 2021-10-27 11:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1847905931 https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1853487849 Aircraft: Boeing AH-64 Apache

  The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for two people. The Apache began as the Model 77 developed by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the AH-1 Cobra.

  The aircraft features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. 

  The Apache began was developed by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Helicopter programmed to replace the AH-1 Cobra.]]> 2021-10-29 08:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1853487849 https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1853492431 Boeing CH 47 Chinook]]> 2021-10-29 08:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1853492431 chewenqi2007 https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1853497834 Aircraft: TU-144
The Tupolev Tu-144 is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev in operation from 1968 to 1999. 

The Tu-144 was the world's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft with its prototype's maiden flight from Zhukovsky Airport on 31 December 1968, two months before the British-French Concorde.]]> 2021-10-29 08:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1853497834 tanweihaojoel https://padlet.com/jhjhtan1/pcc7kkfan595r2t1/wish/1853500025 Most military pilots refer to the F-16 as the viper, because of its similarities to the head of the snake.

The F-16 was the first fighter jet to use a side-mounted control stick. The stick lets pilots rest their arms while flying, giving them better control of the jet in high-G manoeuvres.

The F-16 was a relatively low cost and versatile plane

An all-weather capability allows it to accurately deliver ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions.

In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 fighting falcon can fly more than 860 kilometres, deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point.

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