Luke Diaz
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About Luke Diaz
Luke Diaz is a freelance military writer with experience with active duty experience in the US Navy as well as defense and industrial engineering. He is a former Naval Flight Officer who performed tactical air control on the carrier-based E-2 Hawkeye.
What is your favourite aircraft and why?
The Curtis P-40 Warhawk remains the most iconic warbird to me and my favorite plane design. I still find the story of the American Volunteers who flew it with the Flying Tigers in China during WWII to be one of the most inspiring stories in the annals of military and aviation history.
Why do you love aviation?
We live in a world full of flying machines that do wonderful and amazing things for us all. It's truly impossible, for me at least, to ever get bored with learning about the history and evolution of aircraft that form the fantastic world of flying as we know it today.
What is your industry focus?
My educational background and military experience give me unique insight into the defense side of aerospace, with a regional specialization in the Asia-Pacific sphere.
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Analyzing the numbers behind the USAF's fleet modernization strategy.
Why The V-22 Osprey Can Only Transition Between Helicopter & Airplane Flight Within A Carefully Controlled Speed Range
How pilots fly the unique tiltrotor in all phases of flight.
The U-2 Spy Plane From 1956 Still Flies Missions That Many Advanced Reconnaissance Satellites Cannot Fully Perform
The Cold War icon serves on after seven decades.
Why The GCAP Fighter Gives This Country Something The F-35 Never Could
The plane that will take Japan to the next level of air power.
Faulty American Airlines Plane Allegedly Leaves Passengers “Stranded” In St. Croix For 2 Days
One of the affected flyers has chronicled their travel nightmare on an idyllic isle.
How The A400M's Propeller Design Creates A Noise Signature No Other Military Transport Has
The hidden benefits of Airbus' unique engines on the mighty Atlas.
No Other Choice: United Airlines Drops 11 Routes From Chicago O’Hare Due To FAA Flight Caps
Federal limits on daily flight at ORD are here to stay.
The US Air Force Retired Its Only Theater-Wide Ground Radar Jet Before Its Replacement Was Ready
Why the USAF abandoned its premier 'eye in the sky.'
Ditching TSA Agents: 3 Major US Airports Opt In To New Private Screening Model
The first airfields to pull out of TSA have been announced.
'Foreign Object Damage': NTSB & Ryanair Clash Over Cause Of Boeing 737 Window Blowout
The head of the NTSB has shut down speculation from Ryanair's Group CEO.
Here's Why Boeing Needs Every C-17 Globemaster To Keep Flying Until 2075
How new tech and predictive software is future-proofing the fleet.
2 Defective Boeing 737 MAX 8s To Be Scrapped After Barely 6 Months In Service
The curious case of two brand new twinjets being parted out.
How The Fairchild Republic A-10 Warthog’s Titanium Bathtub Protects Pilots From Ground-Level Ballistics
The story behind America's flying tank buster.
The Hidden Engineering Problem Facing Every 6th-Generation Fighter Program
The dilemma facing defense industrial design house around the world.
Boeing 737 MAX 7 And 10 Certification 'Closer Than Ever,' FAA Says
The FAA's top brass weigh in on Boeing's progress.
The US Air Force Is Scrapping 119 F-15E Strike Eagles While Saudi Arabia Pays $5 Billion For Upgraded Versions Of The Same Jet
The technical nuances behind a massive upgrade to the Kingdom's fighter fleet.
What SR-71 Ground Crews Had To Do After Every Landing That Took Hours To Complete
The high price of flying America's fastest jet.
The US Navy Retired A 10,000-Lb Cargo Workhorse For A Tiltrotor That Carries 4,000 Lbs Less
How the Osprey is evolving naval aviation.
Boeing Will Shift Engineers To 1st All-New Jet In 2 Decades After MAX 10 & 777-9 Certify
Kelly Ortberg reveals major plans ahead of Farnborough Airshow showcase.
The US Air Force Is Pouring 20 Acres Of Concrete At Guam's Andersen AFB But Refuses To Build Shelters
How America is investing in air power over the Pacific.