Pilot’s errors, other issues cited as probable causes in fatal NLV midair plane crash
Pilot error, mistakes by an air traffic controller, and control tower staffing issues were determined to be the probable ...
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The F-111 Aardvark: This Resilient Plane is Properly Named
The Aardvark was still in service for Operation Desert Storm, in early 1991. The jet performed exceptionally, with 3.2 ...
French maritime patrol aircraft was target of Russian intimidation, minister says
A French maritime patrol aircraft was the target of Russian intimidation on Wednesday over the Baltic Sea, France's Defence ...
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America’s YF-17 Cobra: The Greatest Warplane You’ve Never Heard Of
Thus, the Air Force opted to purchase General Dynamics’ YF-16 that ultimately became the F-16 Falcon, which is likely the ...
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Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year
The Space Force's top-secret aircraft has been in a highly elliptical high Earth orbit since December 2023. That U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) has silently slipped past one-year ...
Defense News3d
Stratolaunch readies second carrier plane for Talon-A hypersonic ride
The company is modifying a second carrier aircraft for Talon-A to increase the Pentagon's hypersonic-testing cadence.
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Unusual Queens: Top 10 coolest special mission Boeing 747s
The Boeing 747 is an icon of the jet age, a giant aircraft that democratized air travel for the masses and shrank the world ...
Interesting Engineering4d
US supersonic aircraft nearly breaks sound barrier in test flight over Mojave Desert
Boom's XB-1 aircraft was subjected to a maximum dynamic pressure higher than it will experience at Mach 1.1. The next test ...
Major milestone for ‘Son of Concorde’ which will ‘fly from London to NYC in 3.5 hours’
A plane dubbed the ‘son of the Concorde’ that could fly from London to New York in three and a half hours has completed its ...