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The F-15 that broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records

F-15A The F-15A Eagle is an all-weather fighter designed to gain and maintain air supremacy. As the first U.S. fighter with engine thrust greater than...

The only Blackbird trainer aircraft ever built

The Blackbird trainer aircraft The Lockheed ‘Blackbird’ aircraft family is arguably the most famous worldwide. There were four major types: A-12 single-seat reconnaissance aircraft operated by the...

The Bell 333, the first helicopter to fly faster than 200 kts

Bell 333 It is the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the Huey, that has emerged as the most widely produced light utility helicopter in...

SR-71 pilot fly his Huey helicopter in exchange for a close look at the then top-secret Blackbird

One of the best USAF pilots The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft served as the basis for the development of the SR-71, also referred to...

Atomic Stuka: The Ju-87 night dive bombers for a suicide nuclear attack in 1945

Atomic Stuka: The suicide Ju-87 night dive bombers Nazi Germany's aspirations for atomic weapons development remain a subject of historical inquiry. Documentary evidence regarding the...

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The Hornet in peacetime, the Tomcat in combat

The Tomcat Advancements during the Cold War in Soviet long-range...

President Jimmy Carter let a catholic priest fly at Mach 3.52 aboard an SR-71

President Jimmy Carter From 1977 to 1981, American politician and...

Why the Blackbird had to refuel right after takeoff (and it’s not because it leaked fuel)

KC-135Q A team of Lockheed personnel, led by Clarence "Kelly"...

Why Royal Navy Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers could disable Bismarck

Royal Navy Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers Vs Bismarck...

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