How the SR-71 Blackbird was conceived
The plane was given the nickname “Blackbird” after being painted all black. Before Gary Powers’ U-2 was shot down, work on a ground-breaking espionage plane had already started at Lockheed’s…
The plane was given the nickname “Blackbird” after being painted all black. Before Gary Powers’ U-2 was shot down, work on a ground-breaking espionage plane had already started at Lockheed’s…
While in the Jolly Rogers, Jim Huston participated in making the movie “The Final Countdown,” filming several scenes with a camera in the back seat of the F-14 Jim Huston,…
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works team, in partnership with NASA, is developing QueSST X-plane to solve one of the persistent challenges of supersonic flight – the sonic boom In partnership with…
No injuries were reported among the seven crewmembers aboard the CH-53 On Oct. 11, 2017, a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53 helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) made…
While F-14 BuNo. 159600 was participating in the Tomcat’s final cruise a bulkhead would blow out during routine maintenance and the aircraft would spend most of the next few months in the hangar earning…
The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and other equipment were projected to remain at Lakenheath until the beginning of June 2018 The relocation of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters belonging to the…
The V-280 Valor will undergo a series of functional tests running all aircraft systems and flight controls, in preparation for first flight this fall The interesting video in this post…
Due to the facility’s emphasis on bombers in the 1940s and 1950s, the neighborhood gave it the nickname “the bomber plant,” which still lasts today The Air Force Plant 4…
This CH-53 Super Stallion formation flight was performed to celebrate attaining the unit’s training requirements for this fiscal year Taken on Sep. 22, 2017, the impressive pictures in this post…
In 2018, the A-10 Thunderbolt II demonstration team will fly a full aerobatic demonstration in addition to performing in Heritage Flight demonstrations According to The International Council of Air Shows…