The XB-70 Valkyrie AV/2 would only leave and land at Carswell AFB before being destroyed on June 8, 1966, as a result of an unintentional mid-air collision The interesting photo…
The fly-by-wire systems currently used in space shuttles and in modern military and civilian aircraft were inspired by the F-8 DFBW system The F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) aircraft’s control system…
“Suddenly gray uniforms mixed with brown. I could see them hugging each other, dancing, and jumping. Americans were passing out cigarettes and chocolate,” Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I fighter ace.…
The F-14s’ spin issue made it difficult for them to engage in a dogfight successfully A line of post-Vietnam fighters began with the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and included the F-15…
The B-52 Ghost Rider’s refurbishment, modernization, and restoration work were finished in 272 calendar days by Tinker’s 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The rare photos in this post showcase the first…
The SR-71 remained the fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft for approximately 24 years of its life It was a different era in 1976. Americans were waiting to buy as the…
The Wild Weasels allow access to these contested areas, which are characterized by multiple integrated air defense systems on modern battlefields Airpower emerged as a substantial and expanding danger to…
The Cactus Air Force, which was primarily equipped with the rugged Wildcat fighter and the unrivaled Dauntless dive bomber, successfully repelled every Japanese onslaught Control of Henderson Field was at…
Setting the engines to run rich, or with a high fuel-to-air ratio, produces this stunning image The Lockheed Constellation, often known as “Connie” by her aircrews, was a four-engined propeller-driven…
Several fighters have gotten the moniker “flying coffin” over the course of the last century of military aviation. Military aviation inevitably tests the limits of available technology and human endurance,…