Author: Crew Daily

If you are a pilot or a crew member of an airplane then you might get to visit quite a few cities all across the USA. Often times you might also get 2 to three days to spend in the city until the next flight. Now what to do in the meantime? Well, you cannot spend all this time waiting around in your hotel. As the cities across the USA all have their own specialties and countless places to visit. Keeping in mind, today we bring to you a list of fun things for airline crew to do in Louisville,…

Although the city is better known for having the University of Florida, one can find lots of fun things to do in Gainesville, Florida rather visiting the college campus. The city has its rich history which dates back to approximately a few thousand years ago to the era when the great hunter-gatherers. Now the city’s governing body has made sure to preserve various wetlands and wild forests of its surrounding to their best condition. For all the nature lovers, the Gainesville, Florida is just like a haven. One can get away from their daily troubles when planning a vacation for…

Nowadays, travel hacks are becoming more and more popular among the backpacking and hiking enthusiasts and also general travelers. These traveling hacks are not only great as they help you save money but they also reduce significant stress that one might experience on their international or nationwide tour. The very best of these travel hacks allow for the travelers to pack correctly, creating the space for having on-board entertainment and some like booking the cheaper flights or planning for the trip. All in all, the few of them we present are the travel hacks that will save you time, space,…

The aircraft for today is the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite which was the ship-based helicopter that was designed and developed by the US aircraft manufacturing company named Kaman Aircraft Corporation. The aircraft has been designed to be a fast-moving yet compact rotorcraft for the ASW (Anti-submarine Warfare) and utility missions. The development of the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite was carried out back in the late 1950s after the US Navy paid down a requirement for a compact aircraft to serve the roles of utility missions. Kaman Aircraft laid down its submission which was designated as K-20 and got favorable evaluation. This led…

The aircraft for today was known by the name North American T-2 Buckeye which was the intermediate training aircraft which was used by the United States navy and the United States Marine Corps. The purpose intended for the North American T-2 Buckeye was to introduce the naval flight students and the naval flight officer students to the jet aircraft. The aircraft entered the service of US Navy back in 1959 and it exited the service back in 2008 when the US Navy was introduced with a new training aircraft named McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk. The aircraft completed nearly 4 decades…

Today we present to our readers the military helicopter with the intermeshing rotors, which was in service of the following three US military branches. United States Air Force (USAF) United States Navy The United States Marine Corps (USMC) The name of this aircraft is Kaman HH-43 Huskie which served these 3 branches of US military well from mid 950s till the mid-1970s. The aircraft was primarily built to serve the role of firefighting and a rescue helicopter within the close vicinity of the places near air force bases. However, in its later roles, the aircraft served in the Vietnam War…

The helicopter for today is a military helicopter that was built initially for the service of the US Army and is developed by the Bell Helicopters back in early 1960s. The name of this military helicopter is Bell OH-58 Kiowa which was the single engine and single rotor helicopter for serving the purposes of direct fire support, observation and utility. Bell Helicopters designed the Bell OH-58 Kiowa based on their model helicopter designated as Model 206A JetRanger. Since its introduction in 1969, the Bell OH-58 Kiowa is still in continued service of US Army with its successor, in its own…

The aircraft we introduce today is the all-weather, carrier-borne tactical AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft. The name of this aircraft is Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye which was the twin-turboprop aircraft that was designed and manufactured by the company named Grumman Aircraft Company back in the 1960s for the USAF (the United States Air Force). The aircraft was designed to replace the US navy’s aging fleet of the piston engine-powered aircraft; E-1 tracer. The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye has been upgraded to variants designated as E-2B and E-2C with major changes being made in the radar and its radio communications following…

The aircraft for today is the one that was the first purpose-built ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare) aircraft of the US Navy. The aircraft’s name is Grumman S-2 Tracker which was designed and then manufactured by the aircraft manufacturing company named Grumman. The initial design of the Grumman S-2 Tracker was a conventional one which had propeller-driven two radial piston engines along with a high wing that could be folded for providing optimum storage space on the aircraft carriers. As for the undercarriage of the aircraft, it was of tricycle arrangement. The Grumman S-2 Tracker was heavily exported to several of…

The aircraft for today is one of the earliest jet bombers of the Soviet Union Air Forces which was named Ilyushin IL-28 with the NATO reporting name being Beagle. This Ilyushin IL-28 Beagle aircraft was the product after the end of World War II which was designed solely for serving the Soviet Air Forces and holds the title for being one of the first jet bombers of the Soviet Union to undergo mass serial production. The Ilyushin IL-28 Beagle also underwent serial production in China under license as Harbin H-5. As for the total number of Ilyushin IL-28 Beagles manufactured…