Cold War Era
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Here’s why SR-71 Blackbird Tires were Silver and why were Changed after 10 Takeoffs
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the Valkyrie crew that was able to safely land their XB-70A after both hydraulic systems failed preventing both sets of main gear from fully lowering
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Tomcat RIO tells the story of when he and his pilot destroyed a supersonic target drone by means of an AIM-7 fired by their F-14 flying at more than Mach 1
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Cuban Air Force pilot that defected to the US with his MiG-23, borrowed a Cessna 310, flew back to Cuba and brought his family to America
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Did you know the solid quartz glass of the canopy of the SR-71 Blackbird cockpit was 1.25 inches thick and was hot to the touch from the inside?
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Here are some cool night photos of the venerable Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
The story of Joe “Hoser” Satrapa, the F-14 Tomcat pilot who scored two simulated gun kills on two USAF F-15s for two times in the same mission
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Ghosts of Groom Lake: the story of the F-101 Voodoo aircraft tasked to support the then top-secret A-12 program test flights at Area 51
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Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Tomcat RIO tells the story of Pat O’Brien, the Civilian Engineer that Made Dozens of Flights in the F-14, F-4, TA-7, and Others
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 crew members tell the story of when a Blackbird did ’13 Fireballs’ during an air show and explain why Triethylborane was used to ignite JP-7 for engine start and to light the afterburner section
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Cool footage shows B-36 takeoff and landing in James Stewart’s Strategic Air Command Re-edited in 4 K
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Former F-104 Pilots explain why despite the Starfighter many limitations they loved flying the Zipper
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Did you know? To keep the A-12 project secret CIA stored in boxes Oxcart spy planes and moved them from Skunk Works production site to Area 51
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Navy Test Pilot tells the story of the F-14 Tomcat Fatal Flat Spin Mode That Was Never Supposed to Happen
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The Stealth Fighter that Never Was: How the Secret Development of the F-117 led to the Birth of the Misleading F-19
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The kills scored by USAF F-15C Eagle pilots against IrAF aircraft after Operation Desert Storm Ceasefire
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