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Here’s why the SR-71 inlets had to be labeled “L” and “R” and why the Blackbird had engine and afterburner fuel control cable pulleys

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s why the SR-71 inlets had to be labeled “L” and “R” and why the Blackbird had engine and afterburner fuel control cable pulleys

Linda Sheffield Miller

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B-52H drops inert JDAM QuickStrike Extended Range mines from a standoff distance of more than 40 miles advancing maritime capabilities in a contested environment

Military Aviation / Naval Warfare / Weapons

B-52H drops inert JDAM QuickStrike Extended Range mines from a standoff distance of more than 40 miles advancing maritime capabilities in a contested environment

Dario Leone

USAF to convert F-15C Formal Training Unit at Kingsley Field into a third F-35A FTU, drops F-15EX schoolhouse project to replace Oregon National Guard Eagles

Military Aviation

USAF to convert F-15C Formal Training Unit at Kingsley Field into a third F-35A FTU, drops F-15EX schoolhouse project to replace Oregon National Guard Eagles

Dario Leone

F-16 Vs A-10: why Viper’s CAS Variants failed to replace the Warthog

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

AirLand Battle, the F-16 Vs the A-10, the Aborted A-16 and the story of why the Viper’s CAS Variant failed to replace the Warthog

Dario Leone

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Museum of Aviation receives F-117A Nighthawk “Delta Dawn”

Military Aviation

Museum of Aviation receives F-117A Nighthawk “Delta Dawn”

Dario Leone

USAF pilot recalls the night’s mission where the terrain-following radar of several F-111 attack aircraft failed to work

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

FB-111 Pilot recalls when flying at Mach 1.2 at 200 feet during a Red Flag exercise he blew out the windows and a door of a Winnebago type RV that got lost into a restricted area

Dario Leone

The KC-135 can now handle cargo without the need for a K-loader or a forklift thanks to the Pack and Transport Reloader crane

Military Aviation

The KC-135 can now handle cargo without the need for a K-loader or a forklift thanks to the Pack and Transport Reloader crane

Dario Leone

SR-71 Pilot explains why the only SAM that had a chance to hit the Blackbird was a Nuclear S-300 fired ahead of the Habu

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 Pilot explains why the only SAM that had a chance to hit the Blackbird was a Nuclear S-300 fired ahead of the Habu

Linda Sheffield Miller

USAF releases Classified Solicitation where it Starts Process for Selecting the Contractor for NGAD to Replace the F-22 Raptor

Military Aviation

USAF releases Classified Solicitation to Start Process for Selecting the Contractor for NGAD to Replace the F-22 Raptor

Dario Leone

USAF F-16 Pilot explains why he would Rather Fly the F-35 in combat than the F-22 (even in a War against Russia or China)

Military Aviation

Naval Aviator explains why the F-35 can give the F-22 fits in BVR while 4th Gen Fighters have 1:100 chance at best to beat the Raptor

Dario Leone

US Navy F-4 pilot recalls when his Phantom II radar screen went black because of the high speed of an SR-71 Blackbird he and his RIO tried to intercept while it was exiting Chinese airspace

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

US Navy F-4 pilot recalls when his Phantom II radar screen went black because of the high speed of an SR-71 Blackbird he and his RIO tried to intercept while it was exiting Chinese airspace

Dario Leone

F-15D Eagle Skids Off the Runway into Canal at Kingsley Field, pilot exits the aircraft safely

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

F-15D Eagle Skids Off the Runway into Canal at Kingsley Field, pilot exits the aircraft safely

Dario Leone

Offutt AFB receives second KC-135R Stratotanker converted to WC-135R Constant Phoenix nuke sniffer

Military Aviation

Offutt AFB receives second KC-135R Stratotanker converted to WC-135R Constant Phoenix nuke sniffer

Dario Leone

SR-71 pilot tells the story of when he accelerated his Habu at Mach 3.2 and denied an F-15 pilot an “easy," simulated kill against its Blackbird during a training sortie

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 pilot explains why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

Linda Sheffield Miller

USAF to integrate into B-52 Stratofortress the AgilePod to give the Iconic BUFF advanced communications capabilities

Military Aviation

USAF to integrate into B-52 Stratofortress the AgilePod to give the Iconic BUFF advanced communications capabilities

Dario Leone

F-4 WSO tells the story of when his pilot fell asleep during a ferry flight of four Phantom IIs from Kadena AB to Clark AB and their F-4 drifted out of formation

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

F-4 WSO tells the story of when his pilot fell asleep during a ferry flight of four Phantom IIs from Kadena AB to Clark AB and their F-4 drifted out of formation

Dario Leone

F-22 Raptor that belly landed at NAS Fallon in 2018 is back flying again after 5-years of restoration

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

F-22 Raptor that belly landed at NAS Fallon in 2018 is back flying again after 5-years of restoration

Dario Leone

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