The U.S. Air Force has always controlled and helped international airspace; it is an aircraft carrier available and can use regular civilian and military airports. They have been protecting countries from air attacks, and to show intimidation tactics, and they have always seemed to work. The U.S. Air Force has a generation of fighters, bombers, strikers, and interceptor aircraft, all through integration into the U.S. military branch. We now are on the 6th generation of aircraft, and the first to come up is a new multi-use fighter named the F/A-XX. This sixth-gen fighter is more maneuverable and faster than its predecessor, the f-16 and f-15 variants, but it does not have the V-tol capabilities of the f-35. Another fifth-generation multi-role jet was the F-22, but it has already retired.
The F/A-XX will be made and designed by the Boeing aircraft industry. The company made a concept design in 2013 and has been developing the roles it could fill in 2030. The aircraft design is made for a more maneuverable concept where it won’t have a central or dual tail system but instead interchangeable flaps so that it will stabilize itself when turning. The central tail system is the most commonly found on commercial and some strike aircraft in the U.S. military. The dual tail system is mainly found in military and only a few civilian aircraft. The new aircraft will be able to carry the same ordnance as any fifth-gen aircraft. This aircraft will be one of the world’s stealthiest, most maneuverable multi-role fighter aircraft and the longest-planned aircraft, and this new aircraft will become the advanced air superiority fighter by 2035.
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Shelton Ward, staff writer
January 22, 2024
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Shelton Ward, Staff Writer
Shelton Ward is a 17-year-old senior at Alliance High School. He was born on September 2, 2005 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lived in Valentine, NE for 12 years before moving to Alliance five years ago. Shelton has worked at Runza for the last year with some of his friends, but plans on becoming a medic in the U.S Marine Corps because he wants to be able to save lives. Another reason is his older brother Shawn who was in the military; he was a machine-gunner on a Humvee in Iraq. Shawn is also his inspiration.
His favorite subject is history because of the breakthroughs made in science and the bravery of men which proves his love for helping others. More proof of his love for helping others is his favorite movie, Hacksaw Ridge. He likes it specifically because of the use of medical skills. Shelton is also a teacher-aid for Mrs. Harris because she teaches technological classes. Shelton loves technology and this is shown especially by his involvement in the Esports team here at AHS. Some random facts about Shelton are that his favorite food is Mexican because of the variety you get in it. His favorite music genre is country because of the abundant amount of it here.
This is Shelton’s first year being a writer for the SPUD, he chose the SPUD because he is interested in writing and wants to learn how to get even better at it. Shelton can’t wait to provide fun and interesting stories to all of you!