Frankenbird
July 2008
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The top-secret Bird of Prey was named for the notorious
Star Trek Klingon spaceship. The aircraft was developed by the
McDonnell Douglas Phantom Works (later merged with Boeing) to
investigate advanced low observable (stealth) technologies in the late
1990s. To reduce development costs, the aircraft was built from bits
and pieces of other, already existing aircraft, earning it the nickname
Frankenbird.
Note: Each month a different image from the current calendar year is featured here. To avoid
the gnawing 12-month period of suspense to see all 12 pieces (along with lots of aviation
anniversaries (When did the first pig fly?), incredible trivia (What is Godzilla's "birthday"?),
and outrageous quotes from people that should know better place your
order for the Aerocatures™ Calendar now!
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News & Updates:
- 5/27/08: Our color catalog is now available for download as a
"zipped" .pdf file! Click below to download the .zip file (approx. 2.5
MB):
Aerocatures Catalog PDFs
- 4/1/08: Hank Caruso's Aerocatures™ featured on This Week @ NASA!
As part of the 50th anniversary of US manned space flight, NASA
interviewed Hank Caruso for a feature highlighting Hank's Aerocature's.
In particular, the interview describes Hank's safety artwork created for
the Dryden Flight Research Center in California. To view the interview,
click here and select "View Now."
- 1/20/08: Attention Maryland Residents: Note that, as of the
beginning of the year, the state sales tax has been raised to 6%. The
new rate is reflected in the downloadable order form.
- 1/20/08: The 2008 Aerocatures
Calendars are still available, but they are going fast! Don't
procrastinate and miss out.
- 12/1/07: The 2008 Aerocatures™ calendar is here!
- 10/1/07: Please note that the "Phamily Portrait" color print is now sold out!
- 8/12/07: Please note that the Seabirds book and the 2007
Aerocatures™ Calendar are now SOLD
OUT!
- 9/23/06: The F-14 Tomcat will fly no more from the decks of US
Navy carriers. But Hank Caruso's new Tomcat farewell commemorative
print, "Still the Baddest Cat at the Merge!" helps to perpetuate this
awesome fighter's mythic legend. See more details here.
- 9/9/06: At the recent Tailhook Symposium, it was announced that
the Secretary of the Navy has designated Hank Caruso as Honorary Naval Aviator #27! What does
this mean? Click here to find out!
- 9/10/05: At the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
annual symposium, Hank Caruso's original Aerocature "The Ri-i-i-ght
Stuff!" depicting the X-15 being dropped from its NB-52A mother ship,
was presented to astronaut Neil Armstrong.
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