Two Adirs and two US Lightnings flying together over Israel during Exercise “Enduring Lightning”. (Image credit: IAF) Despite the general ban on international exercises in light of coronavirus crisis, On Mar. 29, the F-35I belonging to the 140 Sqn “Golden Eagle” of the Israeli Air Force and the F35As from …
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On Apr. 21, 1989, SR-71 Blackbird #61-17974, better known as Ichi-Ban departed Kadena Air Base (AB) on a mission. At the controls were Pilot Lt. Col Dan House, and RSO Blair Bozek. As #974 accelerated through three times the speed of sound, the left compressor bearing froze, causing the immediate …
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In 1964 during the Vietnam War U.S. aviators were captured by the North Vietnamese. Paul F Crickmore shares the story of how two SR-71 Blackbirds generated tri-sonic booms to free captured US prisoners of war in his book Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions (Revised Edition): On Jun. 10, 1970, …
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Join curator Matthew Burchette as he links up with F-14 pilot Lt. Richard “Spud” Webb and dives into the incredible history of the famed F-14. Uncover insider information on flying this amazing bird, get up close and personal with an M-61 Vulcan cannon, peer inside the dominant Pratt & Whitney …
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In 1967 the NASA intiated an ambitious “coldwall” research project supported by Langley Research Center. In the project, NASA YF-12s flew carrying the so-called ”coldwall” heat transfer pod on a pylon beneath the forward fuselage to Sustained heat produced by cruising at Mach 3 A stainless steel tube equipped with …
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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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