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Who Are The World’s Largest Aircraft Manufacturers?

12Jan

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Who Are The World’s Largest Aircraft Manufacturers?

Though airlines get a bad rep for being somewhat of an oligopoly, when it comes to the supply of aircraft, there are remarkably few. Indeed, the two largest aircraft manufacturers - Airbus and Boeing - control nearly 90% of the market. So who are the other main players? For the purposes of this article, we are only looking at companies who physically produce aircraft - not engines, avionics and the like - and we're only talking about companies that are currently active, not ones that are defunct. Size is being determined on several factors, including the range of aircraft currently produced, number of employees, number of locations worldwide, revenue and brand recognition. Not to mention market share. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Airbus ...

F-22 vs J-20: The Future of Stealth Fighters?

27Jan

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

Aircraft Compare

F-22 vs J-20: The Future of Stealth Fighters?

Both the F-22 and J-20 were introduced to be at the stealthiest aircraft for their respective countries. Since the introduction of the J-20 in 2017, people have begun to wonder which is the superior aircraft! Despite both aircraft being designed roughly a decade apart from one another, both the F-22 and J-20 are considered to be among the best fighter jets currently in the sky. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); F-22 vs J-20: What is Stealth? In recent years, the concept of stealth has gotten a bit of a bad rep. This is due to a number of different reasons, but its mostly down to a misconception as to what stealth actually is! Partly due to recent aviation-themed movies, people have got certain beliefs as to what stealth actually is. And they'r...

F-16 vs F-35: The Future of The Air Force?…

5Dec

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Aircraft Compare

F-16 vs F-35: The Future of The Air Force?…

The F-35 is supposed to be the world's most advanced fighter jet. It is supposed to replace every other aircraft in a modern air force's fleet, including the F-16. This has caused many to wonder which is better- the F-16 and F-35? In recent years, the cost of the F-35 has skyrocketed, combined with several other issues regarding the F-35, has caused many to say that we should modify existing F-16 fleets rather than buy a relatively untested aircraft. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); F-16 vs F-35: What is a Fighter Jet? Today, the term "fighter jet" is used quite a lot. Mostly, it is used as a blanket term for military aircraft, both by the media and general public. However, this is not really true, at least not in a military sense, anyway. Th...

F-15 vs F-22: The USAF’s Most Advanced Fighter?

31Oct

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

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F-15 vs F-22: The USAF’s Most Advanced Fighter?

For almost fifty years, the F-15 has served as the USAF's primary fighter jet, alongside the F-16. Recently, the USAF has introduced the F-22 and F-35 to take that place, prompting many people to wonder which is better: the F-15 or F-22? Both the F-15 and F-22 were designed in completely different eras, with completely different philosophies backing their design. However, they serve alongside one another quite often and never in direct combat, so which is truly superior? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); F-15 vs F-22: What is a Fighter? In recent years, aviation movies like Top Gun have began the cult of the fighter jet. Whilst not inherently wrong, the modern day roles of fighter jets have been misinterpreted by the general public as a whole. ...

29Aug

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

History

Ben Rich: The Father of Stealth

Ben Rich was one of the greatest aircraft designers of his generation. During the Cold War, he designed some of the world's greatest designers, succeeding the infamous Kelly Johnson as head of Lockheed's Skunk Works. Due to his contributions, mostly to stealth aircraft, he is commonly referred to as the "Father of Stealth". Without him, there would arguably be no F-117, SR-71 or even the F-22! He is arguably the most important aircraft designer that you've never heard of! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Before Lockheed Benjamin Robert Rich was born in Manila, Philippines on June 18 1925. He was the eldest of five children born to British-born lumber mill superintendent Isidore Rich and his wife Annie. Isidore Rich had moved to Manila dur...

Kelly Johnson: The Man Behind Lockheed Skunk Works

12Aug

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

History

Kelly Johnson: The Man Behind Lockheed Skunk Works

Kelly Johnson is known for a lot of things. He was the lead designer on several of Lockheed's greatest aircraft in the Cold War, as well as being the first leader of Lockheed's infamous Skunk Works division. His work was instrumental in preventing a Soviet win during the Cold War. His work thrust the aviation industry several decades into the future, going from traveling only a couple of hundred miles per hour to several times the speed of sound! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Before Lockheed Kelly Johnson was born on February 27 1910 in Ishpeming, Michigan, a remote mining town. His parents were Swedish immigrants from Malmo. His father, ran a construction company and his mother was a homemaker. He was one of seven children, as well as the...

21Aug

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

Aircraft Compare

F-35 vs F-22: The Best Stealth Fighter?

Since the USAF introduced the F-35 in 2016, in order to combat the next generation of Chinese and Russian jets, many members of the public, generals and avgeeks have wondered which is better- F-22 or F-35? Both the F-22 and F-35 were brought into service because they were stealth aircraft that could shoot the enemy down before the enemy even knew they were there. But which one is superior? Today we find out! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); F-35 vs F-22: What is Stealth? The general public gets stealth almost completely wrong. To many in the general public, stealth means that no radar can hit or find the aircraft, no matter how hard it tries. Some members of the public actually believe that "stealth" means "invisible" (to the human eye). Howe...

6Jul

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

F-35: America’s super jet

The Lockheed Martin F-35 is the United States Air Force’s newest and most powerful aircraft, is it the United States most significant aircraft yet? The Lockheed Martin F-35 is the United States' premier fighter aircraft, it was originally developed from the Lockheed Martin X-35 (pictured below). The development of the F-35, at the time called the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as they hadn’t given out a contract for the development at the time. The development began in 1992, the two main contenders for the JSF contract were the Lockheed Martin X-35 and the Boeing X-32 (pictures below), the final design was chosen based on the X-35. Boeing X-32B on display at Patuxent Naval Air Museum Lockheed Martin X-35 on a test flight The X-35 was then christened as the F-35 Lightning II, it was design...