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New supersonic corridor named "Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor" unveiled at Edwards AFB during the 2022 Aerospace Valley Open House, Air Show & STEM Expo
Aviation History / Military Aviation
New supersonic corridor named “Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor” unveiled at Edwards AFB during the 2022 Aerospace Valley Open House, Air Show & STEM Expo
Here’s the special painted 75th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight F-16 Viper that is taking part in the Edwards Air Show
Aviation History / Military Aviation
Here’s the special painted 75th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight F-16 Viper that is taking part in the Edwards Air Show
Former F-14D pilot tells the story of when Chuck Yeager called his Super Tomcat “the only real fighter” featured at Edwards AFB air show
Aviation History / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
F-14D pilot recalls that time Chuck Yeager said his Super Tomcat was “the only real fighter” featured at Edwards AFB air show
Top Gun: Maverick Lockheed Martin Darkstar is on display at Edwards AFB (side by side with an SR-71 Blackbird)
Military Aviation
Top Gun: Maverick Lockheed Martin Darkstar is on display at Edwards AFB (side by side with an SR-71 Blackbird)
‘The XB-70 flies less Mach 3 time than the YF-12, but the Valkyrie loses pieces that are bigger than the Blackbird.’ The Mach 3 rivalry between the YF-12 and the XB-70.
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
‘The XB-70 flies less Mach 3 time than the YF-12, but when it flies at Mach 3 the Valkyrie loses pieces that are bigger than the Blackbird.’ The Mach 3 rivalry between the YF-12 and the XB-70.
F-22 Raptor achieves milestones: first use of third-party software on fifth-gen fighter, first use in flight of an open software stack on any fighter aircraft
Military Aviation
F-22 Raptor achieves milestones: first use of third-party software on fifth-gen fighter, first use in flight of an open software stack on any fighter aircraft
461st Flight Test Squadron receives the newest F-35A to test Tech Refresh 3 and Block 4 configurations of the Lightning II
Military Aviation
461st Flight Test Squadron receives the newest F-35A to test Tech Refresh 3 and Block 4 configurations of the Lightning II
Eclipse Project: when NASA used a USAF C-141A Starlifter to tow a QF-106A Delta Dart to demonstrate the feasibility of using the aerotow concept to launch space vehicles
Aviation History / Military Aviation
Eclipse Project: when NASA used a USAF C-141A Starlifter to tow a QF-106A Delta Dart to demonstrate the feasibility of using the aerotow concept to launch space vehicles
Video features A-10 Warthog CAS aircraft operating from Rogers Dry Lake Bed as part of ACE training
Military Aviation
Video features A-10 Warthog CAS aircraft operating from Rogers Dry Lake Bed as part of ACE training
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, USAF and NASA Jets will compete to determine which will be first to go supersonic during Edwards AFB Airshow
Airshows / Aviation History / Military Aviation
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, USAF and NASA Jets will compete to determine which will be first to go supersonic during Edwards AFB Airshow
SR-71 Pilot explains how he Survived to his Blackbird Disintegration at a Speed of Mach 3.2
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Pilot explains how he Survived to his Blackbird Disintegration at a Speed of Mach 3.2
AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile flight test fails again after rocket motor did not ignite
Military Aviation / Weapons
USAF has finally succeeded in testing the AGM-183A ARRW Hypersonic Weapon
Did you know? Jackie Cochran was the first woman to break the Sound Barrier (with Chuck Yeager flying the Chase Plane)
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Military Aviation
Did you know? Jackie Cochran was the First Woman to break the Sound Barrier (with Chuck Yeager flying the Chase Plane)
Project Blue Book and the story of how UFO sightings were used to cover high altitude U-2 flights
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
That time a Taiwanese U-2 pilot flamed out at 70,000 feet over the Rocky Mountains and glided to a rough night landing at a remote airport in Colorado
That time a B-1B bomber made an emergency landing on Rogers Dry Lake with its wings locked back
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
That time a B-1B bomber made an emergency landing on Rogers Dry Lake with its wings locked back
AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile flight test fails again after rocket motor did not ignite
Military Aviation / Weapons
AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile flight test fails again after rocket motor did not ignite
Bill Weaver, the SR-71 pilot who bailed out after his Blackbird disintegrated while flying at Mach 3, has just passed away
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Bill Weaver, the SR-71 pilot who bailed out after his Blackbird disintegrated while flying at Mach 3, has just passed away
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