X-47B and F/A-18 Combined Flight Ops | Video
An X-47B and F/A-18s carry out flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in this U.S. …
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X-47B Combined Manned/Unmanned Carrier Operations
The U.S. Navy conducted combined manned and unmanned flight operations testing aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), with an X-47B …
Murphy’s Law Comes from a Real Murphy
“If anything can go wrong, it will.”
That’s one of the most familiar quotes in engineering, science and military affairs. …
An Inside Tour of Air Force One
At first glance, it looks like another Boeing 747-200 airliner, a plane that changed commercial aviation, opened up flying to …
Classic Wings: P-47 Thunderbolt
Quick: can you name the American fighter plane built in the largest numbers?
With a wingspan of just under 41 …
The XP-55 Ascender
Ascender was the official name given to the Curtiss XP-55 experimental fighter. But American troops, with their inimitable wit, can’t …
More Airdrops, More Airstrikes in Iraq
The U.S. military has conducted more airdrops of food and water for thousands of Iraqi refugees fleeing fighters of the …
Book Review – Hidden Warbirds II
The days of World War II-surplus fighters and bombers being sold for a few hundred dollars or less are nearly …
U.S. Airdrops Supplies to Yezidi Refugees in Iraq; Airstrikes Authorized
Last night, U.S. Air Force aircraft conducted a successful airdrop of food and water to thousands of Iraqi citizens threatened …