Darrick Leiker

Darrick Leiker is based out of Goodland, Kansas and is a contributor to TheAviationist. Coming from a military/law enforcement background in the United States Air Force, he graduated Electronics Technology at Northwest Kansas Technical College, Darrick has experience in the world of Cryptocurrency, cybersecurity research/intelligence, aviation, small arms, and is an entrepreneur. Collecting and maintaining classic cars, amateur astronomy, and scale modeling are some of his hobbies. An avid reader and history buff, Darrick’s passion is to insure those who went before us and those currently serving are not forgotten. Darrick curates a small private museum of scale models, artifacts, and memorabilia while working in sales and freelance writing.
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New York to London in a Flash: A Look at an SR-71 Record Flight

Leaving the airspace above New York City at 2,455 miles per hour,…

Chasing a Solar Eclipse at Mach 2 in a Concorde

Experiencing a total eclipse for 74 minutes, passengers of Concorde 001 followed…

Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program,…

Soaring Eagles: F-15C Air Superiority during Operation Desert Storm

Iraq’s invasion of its neighbor Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, caused an…

Super STOL: A Look at Operation Credible Sport and the XFC-130H

Inside the audacious plan to convert a C-130 Hercules into a rocket-assisted…

JP-7: A Look at the Special Fuel of the SR-71

Flying at altitudes and speeds unheard of for contemporary jet aircraft, the…