The Tempest: An aviation game-changer
The Tempest is expected to be more capable, more flexible, and more lethal than the F-35. The Tempest will be a 6th generation aircraft and the F-35 is a 5th…
The Tempest is expected to be more capable, more flexible, and more lethal than the F-35. The Tempest will be a 6th generation aircraft and the F-35 is a 5th…
The MiG-25 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft that was first designed in the USSR. The Mig-25 designation stands for Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau, 25 being the approximate speed of…
The Tornado is a distinctive aircraft with its shoulder-mounted wings, twin tail fins, and twin engines. The first of this type was flown on August 14th, 1974, and entered service…
The A-10’s design philosophy was to support ground troops and make it difficult for enemy anti-aircraft fire to shoot down the aircraft. Specifically, this included operating at low altitudes and…
A gas turbine is a device with a series of angled blades attached to a central hub. When air flows past those blades, they spin at very high speeds. In…
Early aircraft were designed for sports and military purposes. In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright created the first sustained, controlled flight with their Wright Flyer. During WWI, aircraft became a…
There is a reason that the B-17 is known as the “Flying Fortress.” It’s built to take a beating and keep right on going. It has four powerful engines, a…
Bristol Britannia The Britannia was a passenger plane built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was first flown in 1952 and was in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF),…
The F-35 is often described as the most expensive weapons system in history, but that’s not really accurate. The B-2 bomber, for instance, cost around $1 billion per plane to…
During World War II, the United States had an advantage over its opponents because it built aircraft carriers so large that they were able to hold and fly many different…