The first and only live test of a USAF AIR-2 Genie nuclear-tipped air-to-air rocket The video in this post, which was shot on July 19, 1957, shows a US Air…
The XB-70A Valkyrie The 1950s saw the development of the futuristic XB-70A Valkyrie, a high-altitude, nuclear strike bomber capable of flying at Mach 3, or three times the speed of…
F-14 Cockpit Selfie The word “selfie” is defined as ‘a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam, and uploaded to a social media website.’…
Jay Lacklen Jay Lacklen concluded his service in the Air Force Reserve in 2004, achieving the rank of Lt. Col. and accumulating 12,500 hours of flight time. From 2005 to…
The Blackbird Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the SR-71, referred to unofficially as the “Blackbird,” is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Dec. 22, 1964, saw the…
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.…