Two instructor pilots flying a T-1 Jayhawk from Laughlin AFB, Tex., landed short of the runway at Preston-Smith International Airport in Lubbock about 10 p.m. May 21, reports Southwest Texas LIVE. The pilots, who were unharmed, had been on a routine training flight in the area. The Air Force will investigate the accident.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.