Blackbird SR-71: “So Fast It Could Melt The Tires”
The SR-71 Blackbird: The Fastest Plane, the Most Repairs Needed?: It was a mystery. The SR-71 Blackbird was built of titanium and other space-age alloys to handle the excessive…
Why, more than 40 years after its creation, is the MiG-29 still referred to as a “sky killer”?
On October 6, 1977, the fourth-generation Soviet fighter MiG-29 Fulcrum successfully made its first flight piloted by test pilot Alexander Fedotov. The idea of creating the MiG-29…
Why the U.S. military was afraid of the Russian fighter, the MiG-21
“Fishbed,” the official NATO codename for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter plane, may not sound terribly intimidating. Indeed, it may bring to mind a seafood platter – I’m…
Why, more than 40 years after its creation, is the MiG-29 still referred to as a “sky killer”?
On October 6, 1977, the fourth-generation Soviet fighter MiG-29 Fulcrum successfully made its first flight piloted by test pilot Alexander Fedotov. The idea of creating the MiG-29…
A Test Flight of a New Army Future Helicopter for 2030
The V-280 can fly at 280 knots with a self-deployable range of 2,100 nautical miles Bell’s V-280 Valor successfully completed its first test flight in December and…
Observe: A C-17 is being used to unload an Apache chopper.
Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron and soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment unload two AH-64 Apache helicopters from a C-17 Globemaster III….
In addition to being swift, the S-67 Blackhawk was also tremendously strong.
The S-67 Blackhawk got turned down time and again, but Sikorsky was undettered. Here’s What You Need to Remember: The S-67 Blackhawk wasn’t just fast, it also…
The MH-53 Pave Low military helicopter was made to save lives.
Those two lines come from a running cadence for the U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumpers (“PJs”), part of the elite USAF Special Tactics Teams (STTs) of Air Force Special Operations…
The B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Power
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber is One-Of-A-Kind: In late March 2022, a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber flew from Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri, to Australia…
After the introduction of the new B-21, U.S. B-1B Lancer Supersonic Bombers will remain in service as gunships.
The United States Air Force’s only supersonic bomber, the B-1B Lancer, is set to be retired from service by the mid 2030s and be replaced by the…