Aviation News
The ATAC Hawker Hunter pilot that crashed and died on May 18 has been identified as retired Capt. Thomas “TC” Bennett who was formerly CAG of Carrier Air Wing 11.
[thumb]http://www.marketwatch.com/story/atac-mourns-loss-of-capt-thomas-tc-bennett-usn-ret-1954-2012-2012-05-20[/thumb]
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to try conclude a deal to sell 22 Boeing AH-64 attack helicopters to India during an official visit there next month.
[thumb]http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Panetta-to-seal-Apache-deal-during-June-6-visit/Article1-857505.aspx[/thumb]
Supporters of the F135 engine accused the U.S. Air Force of trying to resurrect the F136 alternative engine using the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) program.
[thumb]http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76408.html[/thumb]
This op-ed by Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins say China will find it difficult to produce good military jet engines due to bureaucratic barriers in its jet propulsion industry.
[thumb]http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/05/14/is-china-about-to-get-its-military-jet-engine-program-off-the-ground/?mod=google_news_blog[/thumb]
Can you spot any difference between the two J-20 prototypes besides the pitot tube and landing gear?
