World War II German Helicopters – Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 and Fa 330 at War
After Focke’s Fa 61 experimental helicopter (described in Part 1) proved stable in flight and reliable in service, in 1938, …
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First F-35B Night Vertical Landing
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of the first F-35B night vertical landing. For those who have seen night vision …
Cancelled U.S. Aircraft Programs
Aviation is one of the most competitive industries in history. Competitive fly-offs – head-to-head battles like that of the recent …
BionicOpter Mimics Dragonfly
This video is of the Festo Corporation‘s BionicOpter, which has “technically mastered the highly complex flight characteristics of the dragonfly” …
B-2 Spirits Fly Far to Deter North Korea
On the contrails of the recent B-52 Stratofortress training flight over South Korea, two B-2 Spirits from the 509th Bomb …
Off the Cliff: Aerospace Developments 2012
Nothing in 2012 consumed defense planners in the United States and abroad like America’s looming budget crisis. Programmed cuts to …
World War II German Helicopters – Henrich Focke’s Fa 61
Nature devised the rotary wing as a way to disperse tree seeds on the wind. Generations of daydreamers, observing the …
B-52 Stratofortress Training Mission Over South Korea Demonstrates Capability and Resolve
With North Korea conducting nuclear weapons tests and making pronouncements about invalidating the Korean armistice, the U.S. Air Force gave …
Wartime Me 262 Pilot Said He Flew Faster Than Sound
Hans Guido Mutke loomed larger than life, say those who knew him. A very experienced but very junior German military …
“Theater Security Package” Bulks Up U.S. Air Power in Korea As Tensions Rise
Airmen from bases in the United States are bolstering U.S. visibility in South Korea at a time when tensions on …