Australian Army soldiers from Rifle Company Butterworth work with British rifleman from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, during night urban assault as part of Exercise Bersama Lima 2024.
When helicopters operate in desert environments, their blades are exposed to friction with sand particles flying in the air. This friction generates sparks resulting from micro-erosion that occurs on the edges of the blades, even if they are made of highly hard metals such as titanium or nickel. The images taken of this phenomenon show the sparks resulting from this friction, demonstrating the effect of the desert environment on aviation equipment.
An E-2D Hawkeye attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW-120) takes off from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) after performing a touch and go, Jan. 14, 2024. (Image courtesy of U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 159th Fighter Squadron in Jacksonville, Florida Air National Guard, flies overhead during exercise Relámpago, in Palanquero, Colombia, Aug. 29, 2023. Colombian Air Force and U.S. Air Force aircraft fly together and against one another in training using NATO standards to promote seamless interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juliana Londono)
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft fly over the Portuguese Navy Vasco da Gama-class NRP Core-Real (F332), right, and U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during a maneuvering exercise in the Baltic Sea, Sept. 4, 2022. (MC1 John Bellino/US Navy)
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