Tag Archives: Aerospace

SpaceX Conducts Falcon 9 Launch Pad Static Fire

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by MegaZone

SpaceX Monday Conducted a static fire of their Falcon 9 launcher on the pad at Cape Canaveral in anticipation of the planned May 7th launch of their Dragon capsule to the ISS. If the mission is successful it will be … Continue reading →

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NASA Begins Second Round Of J-2X Testing

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

We’ve seen a previous video on the evolution of the J-2X rocket engine. As I posted before, the original J-2 was used on the second (S-II) and third (S-IVB) stages of the mighty Saturn V moon rocket. The J-2X update … Continue reading →

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F-35C First Formation Flight

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

The first two Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier variant aircraft, CF-1 & CF-2, recently conducted their first formation flight. The F-35C is the largest of the three Lightning II variants with larger wings and horizontal tail surfaces, a strengthened tailhook for … Continue reading →

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Lockheed Martin: 100 Years Of Innovation

Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2012 by MegaZone

In 1912 the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company was founded, and later renamed the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company after the founding brothers, Allan and Malcolm Loughead. In 1926 the company became the Lockheed Aircraft Company – using the phonetic spelling. Also founded … Continue reading →

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First Flight Of The First F-35 Lightning II For The UK

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by MegaZone

The first F-35 Lightning II for the UK, an F-35B STOVL model, just made its first flight and Lockheed Martin released a video of the event: The UK originally planned to purchase the F-35B and they ordered two aircraft from … Continue reading →

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