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A joint U.S.–South American task force is formed to counter a powerful drug cartel smuggling narcotics to the United States. However, a U.S. Army air assault on the cartel's fortified mountain compound is repelled by Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine), a skilled mercenary pilot flying a modified MD 500 Defender called the "Scorpion", who shoots down the assault force's UH-60 Black Hawks and attacks ...
In May 2015 the Turkish regional jet project was launched, which consisted of the indigenous production of two regional aircraft in different sizes. The 32-seat TRJ-328 jet with a range up to 2,000 nmi (2,300 mi; 3,700 km) was planned to enter service in 2019. It was a Fairchild Dornier 328JET-based, modernized aircraft with new cockpit and ...
A Eurocopter AS350 of Heli Air Monaco flying over the Vista Palace Hotel in Monte Carlo. This is a list of helicopter airlines. These are notable airlines which provide transport for passengers or cargo, or both, with fleets that comprise a significant proportion of helicopters.
The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (JRX) is an American/Canadian light helicopter developed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter. The Bell 505 was unveiled at the 2013 Paris Airshow in June 2013 as the Bell SLS (Short Light Single). The Bell 505 designation was officially announced in February 2014. Its first flight occurred on November 11, 2014.
The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter.This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956, to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper.
Large scale use of helicopters by the US Army in Vietnam led to a new class of airmobile troops, and the introduction of "Air Cavalry" in the U.S., culminating in extensive use of the Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter which would become a symbol of that war, [87] [111] [112] while the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe "Skycrane" and Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook ...
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes Combat aircraft; F-16 Fighting Falcon: United States: multirole: F-16C/D Block 30: 32 [1] Nearly all active aircraft were built under license by TAI. [2] [3] Block 40s and 50s have been upgraded under the PO-III and F-16 MSM/CCIP to Block 50+ standard. [4] All will be ugpraded under F-16 Özgür ...
The film was originally intended to be Miyazaki's final feature film, [6] [7] before Miyazaki reversed his decision and eventually directed The Boy and the Heron. [8] [9] Released on 20 July 2013 in Japan, The Wind Rises was the highest-grossing Japanese film of 2013. Though it caused some political controversy and criticism in Asia, it was met ...