In early 1949, the B-36’s future was highly questionable but although the Peacemaker’s ability to evade enemy fighters, the Air… Read More
The US Air Force (USAF) accepted the first of five T-7A Red Hawk aircraft from Boeing on Sep. 14, 2023.… Read More
The RF-4C was performing a simulated recce mission on USS Saratoga when the F-14 pilot became confused and launched a… Read More
In 2021 F-16C 89-2060 was given a special paint scheme honoring the legendary triple ace Robin Olds who led the… Read More
The William Tell Air-to-Air Competition showcased the air-to-air capabilities of the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and F-15 Eagle and… Read More
The first and only time a satellite was destroyed by an F-15 came on Sep. 13, 1985 when an F-15A… Read More
A problem of flying at Mach 3+ was that at the time when the SR-71 was devised no sealant would… Read More
The first flight of the F-107 Ultra Sabre was on Sep. 10, 1956. The F-107’s competitor for the Air Force… Read More
Rail-launched weapons (essentially just the AIM-9X and AIM-132 on British F-35s) can be launched from both F-22 and F-35 while… Read More
Have any F-15 Eagles been lost in air-to-air combat? Rumours are that some have. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather,… Read More
The new B-52 radar is based on AESA technologies developed from RTX's pioneering AN/APG-79 radar. Raytheon delivered the first B-52… Read More
‘We took off from Beale at 11:00 AM and arrived at Kadena at 9:00AM, two hours before we took off from Beale,… Read More
Engine testing is an essential milestone for the B-21 Raider program as the world’s first sixth-generation aircraft continues on the… Read More
A high-performance twin-engine multirole aircraft such as the F-15EX Eagle II has been touted as an option for Poland after… Read More
“Sass would ram his aircraft into the cockpit where the terrorists were, to destroy the flight controls, I would take… Read More
‘I heard F-100 pilot 1st Lt. James W van Scyoc call "Look out! My Missile’s fired". We were on autopilot… Read More
“‘Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout for us?’ There was a longer than normal pause … ‘Aspen,… Read More
