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Father of B-1B has passed away

Posted on September 9, 2016 by alert5

Sam Iacobellis, known as the “Father of the B-1B”, has passed away at the age of 83 last week.

By United States Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III ([1], [2]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Argentine Air Force evaluated FA-50

Posted on September 9, 2016 by alert5

Pilots from the Argentine Air Force were in South Korea recently to evaluate the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50, Gareth Jennings from Jane’s reported.

By Republic of Korea Air Force, Korea Aerospace Industries [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

AVIC to bring J-31 to Zhuhai again

Posted on September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 by alert5

Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) said on Sept. 8 that this year, the company will bring the Y-20 and J-31 to Zhuhai for Airshow China 2016.

By wc [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

U.S. Navy lost its second T-45C in a month

Posted on September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy lost a T-45C from VT-9 on Sept. 7 in Mississippi during a routine training mission. The student and instructor were able to eject safely.

By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK (165471/A-128 T-45C TW-1 / VT-9) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons