On Oct. 12, 2020, with only about two-thirds prop torque and engine power, the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant achieved 211 knots straight and level and 232 knots in descent. On Oct.…
Helicopters
Each of the three wings was tipped with a combination ramjet and 300kg thrust solid fuel Walter starter rocket During the closing months of World War II, the Germans developed…
The 80th OShAP, assigned to the Trans-Caucasian Military District, was the first combat unit of the revived attack aircraft fleet of the frontal aviation branch of the VVS. This two-squadron…
One particular assertion made by a Defiant crew of No. 264 Sqn, Do 17Z 5K+AR of 7./KG 3, shot down over the English Channel on August 26, 1940, has gained…
Carriers
The story of the angled flight deck and the photos of this famous F-8 crash landing on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
The photos of this famous F-8 crash landing on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt prove that an angled deck is better than the straight one. Taken on Oct. 21, 1961,…
Civil
Video shows the rollout of Boom Supersonic XB-1, the demonstrator of Overture, the world’s fastest airliner
The XB-1 is now set to complete its ongoing, extensive ground test program before heading to Mojave, California in 2021 for a flight test. Taken on Oct. 7, 2020, the…
To defend B-36 bombers flying far outside the range of traditional escort fighters, the McDonnell Aircraft Corp. created the XF-85 Goblin “parasite” fighter To defend B-36 bombers flying far outside…
On June 4, 1942, during the Battle of Midway, one of the crucial moments in the evolution of US Navy fighter tactics during World War II occurred During the Battle…
The 1981 raid on Osirak was about half as long as Operation Wooden Leg The F-15 Eagle, which was purchased in the middle of the 1970s to guarantee Israel’s air…
Stewart Smith had the opportunity to fly his brother Isaac Smith in the Apache, a two-seater aircraft. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Isaac Smith and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stewart Smith…