USAF B-52 Bombers Get Rolls-Royce “BizJet” Engines!
The United States Air Force (USAF) picked Rolls-Royce as the supplier for the re-engine program of its Boeing B-52 bombers, surprising many. The news relates to USAF’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program, or CERP, for the B-52H. The US Air Force today still has 76...
Boeing’s Freighter Dilemma: Size, Engines And… Tankers?
Many expect Boeing’s response to the Airbus A350F to be the launch of a 777X freighter. But is this Boeing’s main worry, as freighters go? We recently saw that Airbus has all but launched an A350F freighter. The European manufacturer still hasn’t announced a launch...
Airbus Vs Boeing: This Time It’s… Military (Tankers)!
Not for the first time Airbus and Boeing are preparing to clash – not for an airline contract, but for USAF’s military air-refuelling tankers. Typically, most technological advances in aviation come from the military side, especially in turbulent (war) times. But we...
