Videos show B-47 strategic bombers doing Immelmann Turns and Barrel Rolls

Videos show B-47 strategic bombers doing Immelmann Turns and Barrel Rolls

The Stratojet The B-47 Stratojet was the world’s first swept wing bomber and the first… Read More

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Not designed to go faster than Mach 3.3: SR-71 pilot on Blackbird True Top Speed

The Blackbird The SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, Mach 3+, strategic… Read More

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Navy Nuclear Propulsion Operator on why sub reactor can run at higher than 100% (and why 105% on reactor ordered in The Hunt for Red October movie would not be risky to ship and crew)

The Hunt for Red October The Hunt for Red October is a compelling and exciting… Read More

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Obliterating an area equal to 3 football fields: B-52 pilot recalls bomb run during Vietnam War

Flying the Line Jay Lacklen is a retired Air Force reserve pilot with 12,000 military… Read More

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F-4 pilot recalls being punished for not ejecting after one of his Phantom II’s engines exploded

Ejection seat When an ejection seat may represent a crew member’s last chance to survive,… Read More

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[Video] DHC-4 Caribou Crashing after Take Off with Controls Locked

DHC-4 Crashing after Take Off with Controls Locked The shocking footage in this post is… Read More

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The U-2 that took off from USS Ranger carrier and spied over French Polynesian nuclear test site at Mururoa atoll

U-2G The US Air Force (USAF) jointly managed U-2 Dragon Lady development, testing and missions… Read More

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Returning an SR-71 to flight: why the challenge is not restoring an aircraft but rebuilding a system

The possibility of returning an SR-71 to flight The possibility of returning a Lockheed SR-71… Read More

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Multiple troubles: USAF Pilot recalls his time as T-38 student

Flying the Line Jay Lacklen is a retired Air Force reserve pilot with 12,000 military… Read More

6 days ago

Even according to Adolf Galland, Spitfire Mk.XIV (not P-51D) was the best WWII piston-engined fighter in Europe. Here’s why.

The most important of the Griffon powered Spitfires The legendary Spitfire entered service with the… Read More

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