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Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
While training in anti-SAM tactics, an SR-71 crew left a 5-mile-long contrail in the stratosphere after dumping fuel for 10 seconds to see if the AB would ignite the fuel trail
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Afterburner takeoffs were prohibited for F-14B/D with F110 engines but allowed for F-14A with TF30 engines. Tomcat pilot explains why.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 pilots tell why flying the Blackbird with just one engine in full afterburner was SR-71 aircrews’ most dangerous operation
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the XF-88 Voodoo, the first turboprop aircraft to achieve supersonic flight
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The XF-90, the first USAF aircraft with afterburner and the first Lockheed jet to fly supersonic
Sponsored by: Helion & Company
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Blackbird Mechanic tells how you could light the SR-71’s afterburners if TEB (Triethylborane) wasn’t available
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 pilot tells the story behind this unique photo of a Blackbird flying with just one engine in full afterburner
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
A Life-or-Death Experience: F-14 pilot recalls when he and his RIO had a Tomcat single-engine cat shot
Sponsored by: Tomcat RIO
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Cold War Era
The story of when two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (They cooked the runway when they took off)
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF F-86D Pilot recalls when He Lit his Sabre Dog’s Afterburner in the Hangar to Take Off during a Scramble. And tells why He Never did it Again.
Aircraft Carriers / Military Aviation / Naval Warfare
Watching flight operations from Vulture’s Row and watching dolphins racing with the Ship: US Navy sailor on the best perks of being deployed on an Aircraft Carrier
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird Pilot recalls When He Buzzed the Tower of Sacramento Airport with the Afterburners Lit
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / SR-71 Blackbird
Did you know the SR-71 had to Light one Afterburner during Aerial Refueling? Blackbird Pilot explains why
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The story behind this photo of an SR-71 afterburner blowing apart during an air show (according to Kelly Johnson this Blackbird was structurally unsound)
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when his RSO Flipped Off a French Air Force Mirage III Pilot (Then They lit their Blackbird’s Afterburners and Outran him)
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
USAF F-86D Sabre Dog Pilot tells the story of when He Lit the Afterburner in the Hangar to Take Off during a Scramble. And explains why He Never did it Again.
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