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The retired Avro Vulcan
The Cold War may have been the most interesting period for military aircraft development globally. Throughout the conflict, makers of aircraft from all over...
The A-D7 Sluf and 9-hour-long mission over North Vietnam called “Sandy”
Major Clarke’s A-7D made ‘a very low pass’ on the guns to protect the Jolly and took a hit ‘by something that felt like...
The first BRRRRRTTTTTTT was performed from the Wright Flyer
Capt. Charles deForest Chandler fired five rounds at the target over the course of three passes while flying a Wright Flyer Type B at...
The F-16/79, a cheap Viper powered by the J79 turbojet engine
The F-16/79 displayed the same 9G capabilities as the standard F-16, according to test pilots, but the former appeared to operate more readily at...
The XB-70 Valkyrie Mack 3 bomber windscreen assembly in supersonic flight configuration
The XB-70A Valkyrie, which was once intended to be a Mach 3 bomber, was only ever utilized for flight testing
This post's most noteworthy photo...