These Images Document The Heat Damage To The X-15A Hypersonic Aircraft After Its Record Breaking Mach 6.7 Flight
Aerodynamic heating at Mach 6.72 (4,534 mph) almost melted the airframe. On Oct. 3 1967 the North American X-15A-2 serial number 56-6671 hypersonic rocket-powered research aircraft achieved a maximum Mach…
USAF T-38 Crashes in Texas: One Fatality Reported.
One Crewmember Survives Trainer Crash. A U.S. Air Force Northrop T-38 Talon two-seat, supersonic advanced trainer crashed on Monday, November 20, 2017 outside Lake Amistad, Texas. Reports from Laughlin Air…
U.S. F-22 Stealth Jets Perform Raptor’s First Ever Air Strike In Afghanistan Employing Small Diameter Bombs
U.S. F-22 Raptor Stealth Aircraft Carried Out First Raid In Afghanistan. "Over the past 24 hours, U.S. and Afghan forces conducted combined operations to strike seven Taliban drug labs and…
We Got A Close Look At America’s Iconic U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane
It Wasn’t on the Schedule, but a Late Tip at Aviation Nation Air & Space Expo Gave Us Unique Insights into The Historic U-2. The fine print in every air…
We Have Visited Powidz Air Base, Poland, During Aviation Rotation 18-1 In Support Of Operation Atlantic Resolve
Starting from Oct. 13. Polish Powidz AB (33rd Airlift Base) has hosted US airlift aviation crews flying the C-130 Hercules aircraft. Within the framework of Rotation 18-1, the second one…
Is Star Wars Canyon, America’s Plane Spotting Jewel, At Risk Of Overuse?
We Visited "Jedi Transition" to Learn If the Best Low-Flying Area in the U.S. Is in Danger. It is the African big game safari, the Mt. Everest and the Louvre…
