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When NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits

A flaw was found in the batch of suits NASA was producing for the pilots before the launch of Columbia on the first shuttle...

When the Luftwaffe called the F-104 Starfighter “Widow maker”

When four F-104s were training for the type's "introduction-into-service" demonstration in June 1962 and crashed in formation, killing all four pilots, it was a...

Hill AFB said goodbye to Viper as it celebrates 40 years of F-16 combat operations

The F-16 program changed the fighter forces of the USAF The 388th Fighter Wing (FW), now better known as the Viper, was to be the...

The “Black Jet” finale, when the USAF retired the F-117 Nighthawk

The F-117, which was hailed as the first airplane in the world to deploy stealth technology, never ceases to amaze and confound anybody who...

The XB-70 Valkyrie, the largest experimental strategic bomber in the world

The XB-70 Valkyrie, the largest experimental aircraft ever built, was meant to gather data while in flight for use in developing both military and...

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Why the F-4 Phantom is a former US Naval Aviator’s favorite aircraft

‘Although some thought it “ugly”, and it had a...

Sikorsky-Bell V-280 Valor Wins US Army FLRAA Competition Over Sikorsky Defiant XSikorsky

The Bell V-280 defeated the Sikorsky Defiant X in...

Why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

‘One of the interesting discoveries from the Eagle Bait...

Why even though the Blackbird could attain Mach 3.5, serious damage to the aircraft might occur

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5, but the aircraft...

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