P-51 Mustang’s Switch to Merlin Engine Made it the World-beater of World War II
Even experts on World War II don’t always remember hearing about an American fighter named the XP-78.
But almost every …
Aerospace
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Three Ts – Talos, Terrier, and Tartar
For me, the story of the U.S. Navy’s journey to achieve effective fleet air defense is a personal one – …
U-2 Pilot Maj. Rudy Anderson: The Only American Killed During the Cuban Missile Crisis
An American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft high over Cuba took photos of Soviet missile sites capable of launching nuclear warheads at …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Getting Surface-to-Air Missile Development Started
While the U.S. Navy has enjoyed unprecedented success in developing surface-to-air missiles for fleet air defense the path to success …
C-130J Super Hercules Makes Its Mark at Dyess Air Force Base
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, is in the processing of becoming the world’s largest operator of the C-130J Super Hercules …
Sikorsky H-5 Combat Rescue in Korea
It was a hairy rescue that began ordinarily enough.
First Lieutenant Charles H. Field was the pilot of the 3rd …
The Air-launched Munitions Market
From the first combat aircraft of World War I to the early days of the Korean War, the most-used and …
F-35C Integrated Direct Lift Control: How It Works
A few months ago NAVAIR issued a press release touting the F-35C’s new Integrated Direct Lift Control (IDLC), highlighting its …
‘Very Long Range’ P-51 Mustang Missions to Japan Taxed Pilots
To support the B-29 Superfortress armada gathered on Guam, Saipan and Tinian – and to make their own, unique contribution …
Interview With Maj. Gen. James W. “Bill” Hyatt
In the year prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Army Air Corps (AAC) began construction of an aerial …