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Military Aviation

Five Companies Interested In Poland’s Next Generation Fighter Program “Harpia”

Contenders could be F-35, Eurofighter Typhoon, Gripen, Advanced Super Hornet and second-hand F-16 jets. According to a news piece published by Dziennik Zbrojny today, five entities have expressed their will…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 22, 2017
Military Aviation

The Blackbird NASA Used For Validating The SR-71 Linear Aerospike Experiment Configuration

The iconic SR-71 was used by NASA to undertake a series of experiments. To carry out some of these testing activities the Blackbird was installed an interesting pod. According to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 21, 2017
Military Aviation

The Real-World Air Combat Origins of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

Truth is Stranger Than Fiction, And the Inspirations for “The Last Jedi” Are Remarkable. This article contains spoilers. If you have not seen “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” yet, you…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 20, 2017
Aviation Safety

Polish Air Force MiG-29 Crashes in Minsk Mazowiecki. It’s The First Ever Crash Of A Polish Fulcrum

The pilot survived the first Polish MiG-29 crash since July 1989. A Polish Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum (“67” Blue, formerly known as “67” Red – the number was repainted after…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 19, 2017
Aircraft Carriers

Here’s Boeing Submission To The U.S. Navy MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Carrier Aviation Air System Competition

Boeing's MQ-25 unmanned aircraft system has been unveiled. After teasing its shape with a mysterious tweet that included a photograph of an aircraft under protective cover on Dec. 14, as…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 19, 2017
Helicopters

Bell V-280 Valor Next-Generation Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Prototype Has Just Made Its First Flight

The Bell V-280 Valor prototype has successfully achieved first flight at the Bell Helicopter assembly facility in Amarillo, TX. On Dec. 18, the first prototype of the V-280 Valor, registration…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 18, 2017
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