B-52 Paint Scheme resembling NB-52E On September 30, 2024, the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron debuted a distinctive “test orange” paint scheme for the B-52 Stratofortress in honor of its…
The UH-1 The most popular light utility helicopter ever made is the Bell Iroquois, also known as the Huey. The military has used a variant of it in around 60…
The Blackbird Unofficially referred to as the “Blackbird,” the SR-71 was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A. Dec. 22, 1964,…
The SR-71 spy plane The iconic SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, often known as Habu because it looked like the native Habu snake in Okinawa, Japan, holds the official record for…
The F-20 Tigershark light-fighter The F-20 Tigershark is a fighter plane that Northrop started developing in 1975. It was intended to be reliable, easy to fly, and inexpensive to maintain.…
The UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Urgent Fury In October 1983, the US Army was ordered to launch an immediate military intervention in Grenada, a small Caribbean island nation 70…
One of the most advanced aerodynamic designs of the 1930s The Messerschmitt Bf 109 began as an entry by the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in a Luftwaffe (German Air Force) fighter competition…
Cyclic operations To land an aircraft on a carrier’s flight deck, which is basically a miniature airfield that is pitching, rolling, and yawing in the rough seas in which these…
The Blackbird The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft served as the foundation for the development of the SR-71, also referred to as the “Blackbird” or long-range, advanced strategic reconnaissance aircraft.…
Focke Wulf Fw 200 In April 1940, the Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor made its maiden appearance over Norway while flying with Kampfgeschwader 40 (I/KG40), the unit that would later…
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