The U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) has started testing its first adaptive cycle engine, the XA100 from General Electric.
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Two South Korea KT-1s collided in mid-air and crashed
KC-46A fleet, including Japanese ones, have faulty over-wing emergency exits
Boeing has found out last month that the over-wing emergency exit doors on the KC-46A do not open at all, due to a trim problem.
US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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French Mirage 2000 intercepts civilian plane flown by shoeless pilot
The French Air Force scrambled its Mirage 2000 fighter to intercept a civilian aircraft over Toulon on Mar. 30 and the police found that he was piloting the plane without wearing shoes.
Image by: Corporal Bryan Carter, 4 Wing Imaging CK04-2018-0922-064
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Philippine Air Force’s first woman fighter pilot
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) now has its first woman fighter pilot. 1st Lt. Jul Laiza Mae B. Camposano-Beran was recently qualified to fly combat missions on the S.211 and has so far clocked 150 hours on the jet.
Photo: Philippine Air Force
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