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Why gold medal-enriched flour was used to remove scuff marks on the VC-137C Air Force One
Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 marked a major turning point in transportation history, ushering in a new era of air travel. It transformed the public’s...
NASA SR-71B nearly suffered a catastrophic fuel leak before EAA Oshkosh flyby
NASA Blackbirds
During the 1990s, NASA operated two SR-71 Blackbirds as test platforms for high-speed and high-altitude aeronautical research at Dryden. The aircraft consisted of...
Valkyrie vs. Blackbird: The XB-70 flew less at Mach 3 but lost bigger pieces
The XB-70
The Mach 3 rivalry between the YF-12 and the XB-70.
The B-70 Valkyrie was designed as a high-altitude, high-speed strategic bomber, with a planned...
Lavi fighter cancellation led Israel to help China in J-10 development
Uzbekistan to become J-10C’s second customer
Uzbekistan is set to become the second foreign operator of China’s J-10C fighter, following Pakistan, the first country to...
The A-4 Skyhawk pilot who destroyed a SAM storage site hidden in a mountainside during an Iron Hand mission over North Vietnam
Iron Hand A-4 aircraft orbited over a known site, or between sites, at 10,000 ft, fired their Shrikes, and then rolled in to drop...