Category Lockheed Martin
Getting to 10,000 deliveries
Today Airbus delivered it’s 10,000 airplane. It is an A350-900 for Singapore Airlines making this is a big day for Airbus. Airbus made its first delivery in 1974. It took a lot of confidence to create the company from a…
China flexes aerospace muscle
Generally in the west, we tend to view China’s aerospace efforts somewhat dismissively. After some Chinese aircraft bear uncanny resemblances to designs from Airbus, Antonov or Sukhoi. Perhaps we might want to revisit that thinking. China’s Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, part…
A400M in the news again
The Airbus Military A400M is in the news again, and once again the news would have you believe the program is in deep trouble. The program is facing a technical issue, but this is not a show stopper. The issue…
Connie love
There are two great Lockheed Constellation restoration projects being undertaken. (Hello Red Bull, are you paying attention?) We are big Connie fans. Project #1: Columbine We first got to see this magnificent aircraft (Columbine I) in August 2008 at the…
LM100J coming along
In February 2014, Lockheed Martin filed a design update with the FAA for “a type design update for the Lockheed Martin Model L-382J airplane, a civil-certified variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules to be marketed as the LM-100J.” In…