“This is a true testament to the combat survivability of the A-10,” Maj. Gary “Wolfman” Wolf (retired), former A-10 pilot The then-110th Fighter Wing (FW) was operating A-10A Thunderbolt II…
A transport aircraft design that was almost 20% larger than a C-5 Galaxy was created as part of a study known as ACMA or Advanced Commercial/Military Aircraft Two very huge…
The D-21 was created to carry a single, high-resolution camera over a predetermined route, release the camera module for collection, and then self-destruct The highly developed Lockheed D-21 was a…
The ATLAS-I program’s objective was to examine how harmful electromagnetic pulses would affect SAC aircraft Sandia National Laboratories created their own testing facility for the newest developments in weapon design…
Yeager praised the Tigershark in his autobiography, which he wrote after the F-20 was canceled, calling it “magnificent.” Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier and at…
The outside of the Tu-144 was finished, but work has not yet started on the aircraft inside. The first phase of the restoration of the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport aircraft…
A severe lateral oscillation developed during the initial high-speed taxi test as a direct result of pilot-commanded oscillations as the YF-16 approached rotation speed. Phil Oestricher, a test pilot, thankfully…
The Lockheed-built Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle 2, also known as Avalon informally, had a maximum depth rating of 5,000 feet and was designed to rescue submarine operators trapped in the…
The F-20 was far faster than the F-5E, added beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air capability, and had a full complement of air-to-ground firing modes that could fire the majority of American weaponry…
“I looked in the direction of the launch indication on the scope and saw a sight I’d never hoped to see. SA-2 missiles were headed towards us!” Jim Schreiner, former…