Vintage Air Force Video Explains F-16 Fighting Falcon’s EPU Hydrazine Hazards
Hydrazine is a colorless liquid that feeds the electrical systems and the EPU (Emergency Power Unit) as part of a backup power system on the F-16. And it can be…
Report Released on French Rafale Passenger’s Accidental Ejection Reveals Both Human And Technical Failures
Civilian Passenger on Incentive Flight Accidentally Ejected Himself, Report Says. You may recall an unusual incident from Mar. 20, 2019, when a civilian passenger riding in a two-seat Armée de…
Photos Of An A-10C After A Belly Landing Are A Reminder Of Another Key Feature of The Warthog: Its Main Landing Gear
Images of a Thunderbolt II on the tarmac after a gear-up landing at Moody AFB, prove how the jet's Main Landing Gear (MLG) design contributes to make the attack aircraft…
The New HH-60W Jolly Green II Undertook Extreme Testing In A Frozen Chamber in the Climatic Lab At Eglin AFB
The U.S. Air Force’s new CSAR (combat search and rescue) helicopter experienced temperature extremes from 120 to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as torrential rain during the month of…
Isolation Tips From An ESA MARS-500 Crew Member Who Took Part in A Simulated Space Mission To Mars
From MARS-500 mission to COVID-19 restrictive measures: advices for facing quarantine and isolation. Diego Urbina is an engineer who took part in an experiment conducted on the ground to simulate…
“Memphis Belle”: The Story Of A Legendary Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
What began as any other B-17 to roll out of the Boeing assembly line and became an aircraft of legendary status. The reason for "Memphis Belle" being a legend? Belle…
