World War 2 had revealed a flaw for the US Navy. Their convoy ships that resupplied fleets, armies, and bases across the ...

The futuristic cargo plane "Kona" is being developed ... be optimally located away from much debris. While competing propeller aircraft, like the De Havilland Canada Otter or the Pilatus PC ...

The system also functions without the fuselage tank, so the cargo compartment can be ... caches at 4,018 pounds per minute. The aircraft has a unique propeller feathering feature (known as ...

The propeller-driven Skyraider II pays homage to the Cold War-era propeller plane that delivered close air support during the ...

The planes overhead could be flying ... Dynamic Aviation to fly 46 King Air twin-turbo prop planes, which are often used to transport cargo and passengers. Merlin has been operating in "stealth ...

Large cargo such as jet engines can be transported ... avionics improvements and a new propeller system. The SLEPed aircraft will also include collision avoidance radar and terrain avoidance ...

During tests, a team of engineers and test pilots focused on how the propeller ... its primary focus on cargo and logistics. “Prior to this testing we only had a single aircraft cleared for ...

Operators are already developing ways to break down the aircraft, stow it in a C-17 cargo plane and transport ... has received criticism for using a propeller instead of a jet engine.