Although the wings should remain white due to worries about fuel temperature, Air France was given permission to paint the Concorde fuselage blue One of the most recognizable aircraft to…
The Goodwin Sands Dornier Do 17 hasn’t revealed its exact identity as of 2019 In both the bomber and reconnaissance roles, the Dornier Do 17 initially made an appearance as…
The F/A-18D Hornet of the Royal Malaysian Air Force joins in the viral Tetris challenge
The Royal Malaysian Air Force F/A-18D Hornet joined Tetris Challenge on Sep. 27, 2019. The interesting pictures in this post feature armed forces and emergency service personnel from around the…
Why LeMay had tactical control of the Super Weapon in defeating Imperial Japan
LeMay made the decision to turn to low-altitude incendiary operations after the high-altitude B-29 bombing with high-explosive ordnance produced negative results Although General Douglas MacArthur is regarded as one of…
Cool video Shows Warthog Belonging to USAF A-10 Demo Team in New, Striking Paint Scheme for 2020 Air Show Season
A-10 Thunderbolt II (80-0275/DM) received a custom paint job resembling a P-51 Mustang from the World War II era. The cool video in this post features 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron…
The story of the scene in The Right Stuff movie featuring Chuck Yeager’s NF-104 ejection
Chuck Yeager hasn’t bailed out of an airplane since the day he was shot down over Germany when he was twenty… I’ve tried A! – I’ve tried B! – I’ve…
How Scott Crossfield defeated Chuck Yeager and became the first person to reach Mach 2 with the D-558-2 X-Plane
Scott Crossfield claimed that he “just dropped the hint to the Navy that wouldn’t it be great if they could whip Yeager’s ass and beat him to Mach 2!” The…
USMC eyes next generation aircraft to replace UH-1Y and AH-1Z Huey helicopters with AURA program
With AURA Program the USMC is taking advantage of all the work manufacturers are already doing for the US Army’s FRLAA which aims to replace the Black Hawk. On Sep.…
Footage Shows the Iconic J 35J Draken (and its Beautiful, Unusual Silhouette) “Spitting Flames” while Performing at Airpower 2019 Airshow
What makes this clip unique is the gorgeous, non-standard double-delta silhouette of the J 35J Draken which stands out in Full Afterburner against the beautiful (although cloudy) Austrian background. Filmed…
When Convair planned to turn the B-58 into a Supersonic Airliner
Convair stated in 1957 that it could adapt an MB-1C pod to accommodate five people beneath a B-58 and provide some initial experience with commercial supersonic travel, but not proposing…