July 11, 2010 Military Aviation News

Solar Impulse: flight was extremely peaceful, time and speed had no importance

07/11/2010

The experimental aircraft has successfully flown at night. The Solar Impulse aircraft had took from Payerne (Switzerland) July 7, 2010 .The experimental aircraft Solar Impulse has landed safely Thursday, July 8 this morning after a flight of 26 hours, solely powered by solar energy and batteries.

Boeing begins drone project at Cecil

07/11/2010

The F-16 that touched down at Cecil Field on Friday morning is destined for a somewhat ignoble end: first turned into a drone and then shot down into the ocean.

Raptors find new home with Hawaii Air Guard

07/11/2010

Two gray F-22 Raptor fighters circled over Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam yesterday, turning on a knife edge before touching down and pulling up to an appreciative crowd of more than 1,000 people assembled to greet a new era in Air Force capability and history here.

Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle Demonstrator Makes 1st Flight

07/11/2010

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] Silent Eagle flight demonstrator aircraft F-15E1 completed a successful first flight on July 8 from Lambert St. Louis International Airport. During the 80-minute flight, F-15E1 opened and closed its left-side Conformal Weapons Bay, which contained an AIM-120 Instrumented Test Vehicle (ITV) missile. The ITV was not launched.

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