On June 3, 2019, Lockheed Martin published an interesting 360-degree video walkaround of the F-35, hosted by Tony “Brick” Wilson, the test pilot that conducted the first F-35C carrier landing. In this video, recorded around a Royal Norwegian Air Force’s F-35 in Fort Worth, Wilson explains some of the most …
Read More »Boeing unveils its Mach 5+ ‘Son of Blackbird’ conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace the SR-71 Blackbird
On Jan 11, 2018, Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a new hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech forum in Orlando. This ‘Son of Blackbird’ could become a high-speed strike and reconnaissance aircraft in the warfare of the future, travelling …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Proposed new Air superiority fighter: Hybrid F-22/F-35
According to Defence one, Lockheed Martin is quietly pitching the U.S. Air Force a new variant of the F-22 Raptor, equipped with the F-35’s more modern mission avionics and some structural changes With a Raptor’s body and the JSF’s brain, the new jet would aim to answer the next decade’s …
Read More »Lockheed Martin to propose a stealthy hybrid of F-22 and F-35 for Japan ‘superior to F-35’
Lockheed Martin to propose a stealthy hybrid of F-22 and F-35 for Japan ‘superior to F-35’ Lockheed Martin The US defense contractor proposed a new stealthy aircraft for Japan (An Aircraft superior to F-35 ). The proposed aircraft “would combine the F-22 and F-35 and could be superior to both …
Read More »Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter Cockpit Demonstrator Hands-On
We spend hundreds of hours on board a variety of airplanes each year, most often en route to a trade show or product launch event, but occasionally we have a rare opportunity to hop on board military aircraft, to test out unrelated products, or, even more unusually, to take a …
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