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Aviation Safety

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 21, 2017
Aviation Safety

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…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 21, 2017
Military Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 20, 2017
Military Aviation

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…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 20, 2017
Military Aviation

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…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
November 19, 2017
Military Aviation

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…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 17, 2017
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