Named Project Hydra, the latest flight test leveraged an Open Systems Gateway payload aboard the U-2 to connect an F-22 to…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The list of the fastest and the highest known flights ever recorded by the Lockheed Blackbird family
by Dario LeoneWhich member of the Blackbird family was the faster and which one reached the highest altitude? The iconic SR-71 Blackbird spy…
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Impressive video features controlled fire as seen from U-2 Spy Plane’s camera at 70,000 feet
The aircraft is capable of looking at a controlled fire burning near Flagstaff, Arizona, from nearly 70,000 feet. Posted on YouTube…
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China complains over doubtful USAF U-2 Spy Plane flight that entered its Naval Exercise Area
by Dario LeoneThe US has been accused by China to have sent a U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone to “trespass” on…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Kamikaze Soviet-Style: the unknown Story of the Su-9 Pilot who was ordered to ram Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 Spy Plane
by Dario LeoneBecause his Sukhoi Su-9 was in ferry configuration, it carried no armament. Seemingly, captain Igor Mientiukov’s task was impossible to fulfill,…
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Military AviationSR-71 Blackbird
Cool Time Lapse Video shows SR-71 Blackbird Installation at the Science Museum of Virginia
by Dario LeoneThe time lapse video in this post shows how an SR-71 Blackbird was moved from the Richmond Virginia Aviation Museum to…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Interesting Video Shows U-2 Spy Plane’s Landing Procedure
by Dario LeoneAs the U-2 comes down to land, rolling slowly to a halt, one wing flops to the ground, then the truck…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
Here’s a rare footage of SR-71 Blackbird Performing at an Airshow
by Dario LeoneSince public displays were incredibly rare for the SR-71 Blackbird, the opportunity to see the legendary jet drew quite a crowd.…
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Here are the Unique Challenges faced by McGuire squadron to transport U-2 Chase Cars over the Altantic
“The U-2 chase vehicles we received have no Air Transportability Test Loading Agency certification. They have no fixed area to be…
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USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint Spy Plane flies over Black Sea amid Naval Clash between Russia and Ukraine
by Dario LeoneFlight Radar monitors showed the RC-135V has been flying close to the Crimean Peninsula, a Russian territory in the Black Sea…
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