Boeing Completes First Flight of Second KC-767 Tanker for Japan

Posted at: Thu Nov 29th, 2007

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29, 2007 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] aircrew completed the first flight of the second KC-767 for Japan Nov. 18 following an extensive modification that transformed it from a commercial airplane to a military tanker.

F-22 endures 3-week, cold-weather test at Eielson

Posted at: Thu Nov 29th, 2007

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- An F-22 Raptor came here for three weeks in November to test the aircraft's braking system on ice in time for the first snow at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, home to several F-22s since ...

Secretary sees first afterburning engine test with synthetic fuel

Posted at: Thu Nov 29th, 2007

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AFPN) -- The secretary of the Air Force viewed the first ground testing of the General Electric F101 engine using a 50-50 mix of Fischer-Tropsch and JP-8 jet fuels Nov. 27 at Arnold Air Force Base.

F-15 A-D models ordered to stand down for additional inspections

Posted at: Thu Nov 29th, 2007

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va (AFPN) -- For the second time this month, the commander of Air Combat Command has directed a fleet-wide inspection of all ACC F-15...