The XB-1 is now set to complete its ongoing, extensive ground test program before heading to Mojave, California in 2021 for a flight test. Taken on Oct. 7, 2020, the…
To defend B-36 bombers flying far outside the range of traditional escort fighters, the McDonnell Aircraft Corp. created the XF-85 Goblin “parasite” fighter To defend B-36 bombers flying far outside…
On June 4, 1942, during the Battle of Midway, one of the crucial moments in the evolution of US Navy fighter tactics during World War II occurred During the Battle…
The 1981 raid on Osirak was about half as long as Operation Wooden Leg The F-15 Eagle, which was purchased in the middle of the 1970s to guarantee Israel’s air…
Stewart Smith had the opportunity to fly his brother Isaac Smith in the Apache, a two-seater aircraft. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Isaac Smith and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stewart Smith…
The P 13’s construction started in May 1944, and although it used the P 12’s ramjet technology (which had been intended to carry weapons), its function was similar to that…
The Spruce Goose, when at combat overload weight, weighed almost twice as much when empty as a fully loaded B-29 did during takeoff. For the time, they were simply absurd…
The three weapons tested were: the GAU-2, a 7.62mm Gatling gun, the GAU-18, a .50 caliber legacy machine gun, and the GAU-21, a .50 caliber newly-designed machine gun. Deep within…
When the P-38 Lightning first debuted in the late 1930s, few people were aware of just how unique it was The P-38 was initially intended to be a highly advanced,…
Although the pilot (as well as the whole crew) showed impressive skill in flying his Sea Knight helicopter, we can’t imagine how many red warning lights and buzzers were going…