Lockheed Martin Skunk Works team, in partnership with NASA, is developing QueSST X-plane to solve one of the persistent challenges of supersonic flight – the sonic boom In partnership with…
A fire broke out in the engine of the USMC CH-53 during its emergency landing on an empty field in Oklahoma
No injuries were reported among the seven crewmembers aboard the CH-53 On Oct. 11, 2017, a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53 helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) made…
THE STORY OF CHRISTINE, THE LONGEST-SERVING F-14 TOMCAT IN THE U.S. NAVY
While F-14 BuNo. 159600 was participating in the Tomcat’s final cruise a bulkhead would blow out during routine maintenance and the aircraft would spend most of the next few months in the hangar earning…
The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and other equipment were projected to remain at Lakenheath until the beginning of June 2018 The relocation of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters belonging to the…
Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor “turning” its rotors for the first time
The V-280 Valor will undergo a series of functional tests running all aircraft systems and flight controls, in preparation for first flight this fall The interesting video in this post…
Due to the facility’s emphasis on bombers in the 1940s and 1950s, the neighborhood gave it the nickname “the bomber plant,” which still lasts today The Air Force Plant 4…
USMC CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter performs impressive formation flight
This CH-53 Super Stallion formation flight was performed to celebrate attaining the unit’s training requirements for this fiscal year Taken on Sep. 22, 2017, the impressive pictures in this post…
A-10 THUNDERBOLT II DEMONSTRATION TEAM TO PERFORM AT 14 AIRSHOWS IN 2018
In 2018, the A-10 Thunderbolt II demonstration team will fly a full aerobatic demonstration in addition to performing in Heritage Flight demonstrations According to The International Council of Air Shows…
VF-74 Be-Devilers F-14B Tomcats proved to be an extremely effective aggressor, providing capabilities akin to those of the Su-27 and MiG-31 The interesting photos in this post show Devil 100…
Alvin S. White, a North American test pilot, and Col. Joseph F. Cotton piloted the XB-70 Valkyrie, which took off from Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, and landed at Edwards…