A Jaguar attack aircraft completing motorway trials
The British Aircraft Corporation chose to conduct a series of trials on the unopened section of the M55 motorway near Blackpool, Lancashire, because the Jaguar was the only conventional aircraft…
The British Aircraft Corporation chose to conduct a series of trials on the unopened section of the M55 motorway near Blackpool, Lancashire, because the Jaguar was the only conventional aircraft…
The F-117, which was hailed as the first airplane in the world to deploy stealth technology, never ceases to amaze and confound anybody who sees it The first six examples…
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Following the interception of radio traffic between the F-15s and the AWACS, Iran later claimed — logically — that the pilots aboard the two Eagles were not Saudis, but Americans…
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Fedotov set a record while flying a modified MiG-25 above Podmoskovnoe, Russia, at a height of 123,523 feet (37,650 meters) Alexandr Vasilievich Fedotov, a test pilot, and official “Hero of…
‘The Spitfire handles well, is light on the controls, faultless in the turn, and has a performance approaching that of the Me 109. As a fighting aircraft, however, it is…
The B-58 Hustler was the first bomber in history to be built with supersonic speeds maintained throughout the mission profile The beautiful picture in this article, which was taken on…
On July 1, 1960, Col. Bruce Olmstead’s RB-47B reconnaissance aircraft was shot down when it was assigned to the 55th Wing On July 27, 2017, Col. Bruce Olmstead was buried…